An armed 37-year-old Kentucky man who barricaded himself in a room at the Hampton Inn in West Bloomfield, Michigan, surrendered to police Wednesday morning after a nearly eight-hour standoff, reports the Detroit Free Press, which is a part of the USA TODAY Network.
The man, who possessed a handgun and is suspected of domestic assault, peacefully surrendered to officers at about 10 a.m., said Curt Lawson, deputy chief for West Bloomfield Township Police Department. Some hotel guests were evacuated during the standoff to a nearby hotel.
Police arrived at the Hampton Inn, 33096 Northwestern Highway, following a 911 call at about 2 a.m. from a guest who reported hearing a woman screaming. A short time later, the woman was seen running through the hotel naked.
The woman, who is 35 and the suspect’s wife, was taken to a hospital, Lawson said. No details about her condition were available.
The man barricaded himself in the second-floor hotel room, and officers called in the department’s crisis negotiations team. Hours later, the negotiators succeeded in convincing the man to surrender, Lawson said.
“The team did an absolutely great job taking their time, getting a rapport with him,” the deputy chief said. “We’ve learned in law enforcement that time is on our side, so we don’t want to rush anything; we certainly don’t want to rush into that room if the subject does have a handgun.
“Our crisis negotiation team has a lot of training on how to build that relationship. And that relationship, after a period of several hours, caused him to come out, safely in custody,” he said.
Lawson said the suspect faces, at a minimum, possible domestic assault charges.
The husband and wife were visiting West Bloomfield for a holiday party, and both were intoxicated at the time of their dispute, the deputy chief said.
Hotel guests on the second floor were evacuated and escorted by officers to the lobby of a neighboring hotel, Home2 Suites by Hilton. Hotel guests on other floors were alerted to the situation, he said.
Have you seen this? Black guest sues Marriott after she says she was singled out with ‘no party’ promise
Good to know:Going to Amsterdam? Now it will cost you more to stay
Source : USAToday
