Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/31: The Jefferson City Police Department has released more details regarding a standoff at a Jefferson City home Tuesday morning.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is helping the Jefferson City Police Department investigate the incident.
According to the department, officers responded to a home on Morrisett Avenue near State Route 92 after receiving a call about a suicidal man who had threatened a woman Tuesday morning.
Department representatives said the woman had escaped the home and ran to a neighbor’s to call 911.
The man reportedly did not cooperate with police, refusing to come out of the home. The JCPD special response team took action, deploying chemical munitions and continuing negotiations with no success.
The man was eventually taken from the home with a gunshot wound to the head; police say it is likely the man shot himself.
He was taken to a nearby trauma center for treatment.
ORIGINAL STORY: A suspect is in custody following a standoff with law enforcement Tuesday morning in Jefferson City.
Jefferson City Police were called to the scene near Morrisett Avenue shortly after 9:15 a.m. A man was refusing to leave the residence, barricading himself inside. The suspect was taken into custody around 11:00 a.m.
JCPD officials say the incident began as a domestic call, and officers were able to get the girlfriend out of the home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirms the agency assisted in the response.
