NEW HOPE, Minn. - A standoff that began Monday night and stretched into Tuesday afternoon has ended.
Police say the incident ended just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. A man held police at bay outside a home with two children inside.
Two children were found unharmed and have been reunited with family. A search warrant was subsequently executed and several firearms were recovered. The suspect was transported by ambulance to a hospital for evaluation.
New Hope police squads were dispatched to a home on the 7300 block of 62nd Avenue North on Monday night for reports of an ongoing domestic dispute. When officers arrived they found a woman outside, who told them her boyfriend was still inside the home with her two children. The suspect was allegedly making threats against them.
Neighbors were evacuated from their homes but allowed back in due to storms and heavy morning rain.
