Standoff ends in arrest after armed man breaks into St. Paul home with family inside
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A SWAT team was called to a scene in St. Paul Wednesday morning after a man with a gun broke into a home and barricaded himself inside with the family still there.
The standoff ended peacefully, and the scene was cleared around 3 a.m. with no one hurt and a man taken into custody.
The St. Paul Police Department said law enforcement responded to the 1100 block of White Bear Avenue around midnight.
Witnesses say they saw a man firing a gun. Officers say they heard shots as they were securing the area.
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A resident from inside the home then called police saying an armed man broke into their home and several family members were inside -- some on the main floor and some downstairs.
Police spent hours trying to talk to the man through a speaker. They eventually called for backup, and a SWAT team arrived around 2 a.m. with a BearCat and drone.
The people on the main floor were able to run outside to safety, while those in the basement stayed on the phone with police.
A WCCO crew heard law enforcement use what sounded like flash bangs to try to get the man to surrender. He was arrested around 2:15 a.m. Police say the suspect is 27 years old. He's currently at the Ramsey County Jail awaiting charges.
Police say they found a gun at the scene but they're still working to learn what type of gun it is. The case is under investigation.
Neighbors say the incident has made them worried.
"I'm telling you, I just hid there. I wanted to put the covers over me and just hide, knowing there's shooting going on just a few houses down. That's very alarming," Jay Rydquist said. "This is a neighborhood, a nice neighborhood. It's just scary to see these things happen."
