Apple Valley standoff ends with suspect surrendering with self-inflicted injuries, police say
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — A man is in custody after police say he broke into the home of a woman in Apple Valley who had a domestic abuse-related restraining order against him, leading to an hourslong standoff.
Police say officers were first called to the home just south of the Minnesota Zoo off Everest Avenue just after 8 p.m. after a girl called 911 to report an armed male relative had illegally entered the home and was threatening a woman inside.
The caller, the woman and her boyfriend were able to flee the house safely, but the suspect remained.
A SWAT team was called, and police say "negotiators contacted the male who indicated he would kill officers, was armed, and wanted officers to shoot him."
The suspect, who police say was "armed with a knife and other unidentified objects," surrendered about four hours later with "self-inflicted injuries to his arms."
Police say he is still in an area hospital and will be jailed after being released.
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