A man has been taken into custody by police after an hours-long standoff in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood on Saturday.
It all started around 4:30 yesterday evening in the area of Caldwell and Perkins Streets.
Police were called for a report of an emotionally disturbed person and about fifteen minutes later, witnesses said he was armed with some type of firearm.
Boston police, K-9s, the SWAT team and negotiators were going back and forth with the suspect for hours until finally taking him into custody around 1 a.m. on Sunday.
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Boston EMS brought the man to a local hospital for evaluations.
Neighbors were stuck inside for hours last night as this was all happening.
This morning, he apartment is frozen while detectives wait for a search warrant.
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The investigation is ongoing.
