MANSFIELD (UPDATE 9 a.m.) — Mansfield police helped save a life on Monday night.
A young man who authorities say barricaded himself inside his residence and threatened suicide in the North Brookwood Way apartments was finally taken to the hospital after peacefully surrendering around 11 p.m.
According to Mansfield Chief of Police Ken Coontz, officers arrived on the scene at 4:44 p.m. and made contact with the young man. Responding officers talked to him through a window, where the man appeared with a knife held to his throat.
Coontz said police believed the subject was in possession of knives, and possibly other weapons as well.
“Our main concern is the safety of officers and his,” Coontz said during the standoff.
Police set up a command post near the apartment complex and blocked off through traffic on Brookwood Way North. Neighbors were also evacuated. The Hostage Negotiating Team was called in along with the ASORT Team.
“A negotiator was sent to try to calm him down,” Coontz said.
Negotiations continued for approximately six hours before a resolution was finally reached.
Captain Brett Snavely, of the Mansfield Police Department, complimented the patience of the negotiations team. The man walked outside around 11 p.m. He was taken to Ohio Health Systems Med Central Mansfield for evaluation and treatment.
Police will not release the name of the individual because no charges were filed as a result of the incident.
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