Man arrested after stabbing, standoff in Coon Rapids, police say

Police in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, say they arrested a suspect Tuesday following a stabbing overnight. 

According to the city's police department, officers were dispatched around 4 a.m., and when they arrived at the residence, found a man who had been cut in the arm. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

Soon after he was transported, police learned that the incident took place at a home on the 11400 block of Eidelweiss Street Northwest. They tried to take a man into custody, but he refused to come out of the residence.

A SWAT Team responded, and the suspect was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. Police say the suspect knew the victim, and there is no threat to the public.

The standoff took place near Crooked Lake Library. The Anoka County website said that library is closed "due to a safety situation in the neighborhood."