FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A large police presence sparked concern Monday morning for residents and parents of students at Carroll High School. Northwest Allen County Schools sent an email to families saying that they were in contact with authorities and that while they were taking proper precautions, there was no threat to the larger community.
We later learned from the Fort Wayne Police Department that officers were in Laurel Ridge after receiving calls of a man making threats inside a home of harming himself and his girlfriend.
Police say that around 8:40 a.m. a call came in. The caller also said he may have been armed. Officers made attempts to get the man to come out. He refused until ultimately police deployed a chemical agent into the home. The man was then taken out by officers and sent for a mental health evaluation.
FWPD officials released the following:
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the block of 2600 Lavender Dr. today at 8:40 am regarding a suicidal subject. Initial information received from dispatch indicated that the adult male suicidal subject made threats to kill himself and his girlfriend. The complainant party advised that the suicidal subject possibly had a gun in the residence. Dispatch told the complainant party and anyone else in the residence to leave, which they did prior to police arrival; leaving the suicidal subject alone in the residence.
Numerous attempts were made to get the subject to exit the residence voluntarily, but were unsuccessful. A specialty team call out ensued, with the Emergency Services Team and the Crisis Response Team making the scene. More attempts were made to get the subject to exit the home, but he refused. An Emergency Detention Order was obtained to evaluate the mental health and safety of the subject. A chemical agent was deployed and tactical units made entry into the home, placing the subject into custody without incident. The subject was then transported to the hospital for a psychological evaluation.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
