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Tense Standoff Between Police And Barricaded Gunman In Troy Ends [VIDEO]

TROY (WWJ) - A standoff between police and a barricaded gunman in quiet Troy neighborhood has ended without incident.

A SWAT team as well as Troy police talking the man out of the home and putting him in custody just after 5 p.m.

WWJ's Sandra McNeill was on the scene as the tense situation came to an end with the surrender of the 33-year-old gunman.

The situation unfolded around 3:40 a.m. Tuesday at a home along Brooklawn Drive near Big Beaver and Adams roads, not far from Somerset Mall. The gunman fired off multiple shots earlier in the morning and the standoff began.

"He's fired about a dozen shots from the house," said Troy Police Captain Bob Redmond. "It's been a little while since he has fired. Hopefully he is stopping, but we can't say that anybody's safe because you never know which way the bullet's going to go."

Just before 10 a.m., the Oakland County SWAT team arrived in the neighborhood in an effort to bring the man out of the home.

Police are saying that the suspect had an argument with his parents - they escaped the house and called police.

"We are in contact with him sporadically," said Redmond. "His parents have fled the home. We have them, we're talking with them and we're trying to work out, to get him to calm down and to come on out."

Nearby residents have been evacuated as a precaution.

"We are in the middle of a subdivision," said Redmond. "We are putting residents that have basements in their basements if they want to seek shelter in place and we are evacuating those that have no basements or no protection."

"Hopefully it will work out fine and we'll get this cleared out as fast as we can," said Redmond. "We'll see what happens."

The scene remained active with a heavy police presence and negotiations throughout the day. Motorists were asked to avoid the area.

The SWAT team eventually fired tear gas into the home and he agreed to drop his weapon and surrender.

Stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 and CBSDetroit.com for the latest. 

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