The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting after a SWAT unit responded to a barricaded suspect Saturday that ended peacefully on Sunday.
The wanted subject was taken into custody, police said.
Police said they responded to Griers Fork Drive in southwest Charlotte just around 6:45 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports about a resident with a bullhorn using profane language and threatening their neighbors.
When police tried to take the suspect into custody, they walked back into the home and refused to come out. The suspect was seen holding a handgun inside the home, according to police.
Shortly after 5 p.m., police said a SWAT officer fired one round from his rifle after a perceived, imminent deadly threat. At this time, it appears the individual was not hit, according to police.
On Sunday, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the suspect surrendered to CMPD SWAT and was taken for mental health treatment. Once they have been treated, they will be charged with making threats and pointing a gun at an officer, police told Channel 9 reporter Glenn Counts.
Neighbors told Channel 9′s Glenn Counts that they were frustrated with the situation because this is not the first time something like this has occurred.
“He’s done things to make people feel uncomfortable, neighbor Luka Blaza told Mister Truth. “I mean he’s literally stood in front of the neighborhood with a baseball bat he’s ridden down the street trying to evangelize people on his bicycle.”
George Crance said he’s lived in the area for seven years and that the cops have been called to the home at least half a dozen times.
“The gentleman got mental issues or whatever the case might be. He needs to have them addressed. He does have older parents in the house and they’re the ones I feel sorry for more than anything. I don’t know whether he is not getting the help he needs or lack of care I don’t know. He needs to be taken care of,” Crance told .