TIFFIN, Ohio — EDITOR'S NOTE: The attached video originally aired on Oct. 16, 2021.
A barricade situation ended peacefully after a man armed with a gun was reported threatening to shoot a subject at Tiffin West Apartments.
Tiffin police responded to the report and confirmed the 28-year-old man had fired a shotgun inside the apartment, according to a press release by Tiffin Interim Chief of Police Lt. Jason Windsor.
The man was alone in the apartment and officers were able to set up a perimeter.
After around four hours, the armed man peacefully surrendered and was arrested. The man was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation and will be booked into jail, pending charges.
Crisis negotiators were able to talk him out of the apartment and no one was injured.
Several agencies responded to the incident, including Tiffin Police Special Response Team and crisis negotiators, assisted by the Fostoria Special Response Team, Seneca County Sheriff Deputies and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.