WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — One person is in custody, and an officer is injured after an hours-long standoff in Washington Twp. on Tuesday.
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was called out to the 200 block of Brookway Road on a welfare check around 9:29 a.m.
Sheriff Rob Streck said that they learned a 34-year-old man, who lives with his parents, was having a mental health issue. When his mother tried to call 911, the man reportedly took the phone.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, his parents were able to safely get out of the house and call for help.
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Deputies learned that there were very powerful weapons in the house.
“Due to the circumstances, the Montgomery County Regional SWAT Team and Hostage Negotiation Team were requested to respond,” the sheriff’s office said in an update. “Members of the Dayton Police Department SWAT Team also responded to assist on scene.”
Our crew on the scene saw a SWAT truck arrive on scene shortly before 11 a.m.
During the standoff, the man fired shots on separate occasions. At one point, when he fired shots from a window in the front of the house, a Dayton Police officer and a sheriff’s office sniper returned fire.
The man indicated that he had shot himself, but Streck said it appeared that he was also hit once by gunfire from law enforcement.
The man was taken into custody and then to a local hospital. Streck said he believes his injuries are life-threatening.
Streck also said it appeared that a Dayton officer was hit by shrapnel, but he was not immediately certain what hit the officer. That officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
During the standoff, the sheriff’s office learned that the suspect was wanted on a weapons charge. Streck said he is expected to face additional charges, including inducing panic.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to investigate the incident. They arrived on the scene around 3 p.m., according to our News Center 7 crew on the scene.
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