ST PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police say a man with a gun has been taken into custody without incident after negotiations with the armed individual near Rice St. and Larpenteur Ave.
In a news release, St. Paul police said officers were initially called to the area around 11 a.m. Friday on a report of an assault. When they arrived, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his arm. That man was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital.
A short time later police received a report of a man in the area with a gun who was threatening to shoot himself and other people. Officers evacuated nearby businesses, and SWAT teams and the St. Paul Crisis Response Unit were called to the scene to talk with the man.
Eventually he was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. without incident.
"We're thankful that this incident was brought to a peaceful conclusion," St. Paul police said in a tweet.
This is a developing story. Stay with KARE 11 for updates.
