A standoff between local police and a Thunder Bay man has ended.
Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a 42-year-old surrendered to officers shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday, marking the end of a standoff that began at 2 a.m. Friday.
Police had a portion of South Court Street blocked off for more than 24 hours as officers attempted to reason with the man they believed was armed and barricaded inside a home in the 100 block section of the north-side street.
Police spokesman Chris Adams said negotiators were able to convince the man to surrender.
"It’s essentially talking some common sense about the importance of coming out and to get the situation resolved," said Adams.
After the suspect surrendered himself to officers, police officials confirmed the stand-off related to a domestic incident that took place late Thursday night at a separate address in the city’s north end.
It is alleged that the suspect used a shotgun to make threats to his former spouse. The 39-year-old woman victim was not injured during that incident.
Police say the suspect then walked back to his own apartment in the 100 block of South Court Street.
The standoff between police, which included the Thunder Bay Police Service’s emergency task unit, and the suspect began just after 2 a.m. Friday morning.
The suspected walked out of his residence and surrendered himself to police peacefully at about 5 a.m. Saturday.
The suspect now faces a number of charges related to the incident. Police say they will not release the suspect’s name because it could help identify the victim of the original domestic incident.
