A person who barricaded himself inside a house in Worcester after capturing two of his relations after which firing at police was arrested Friday night time after a day-long standoff, police mentioned.

The relations managed to get away and have been taken to a close-by hospital with accidents that weren't life-threatening. None of the responding officers have been struck, based on investigators.

Police have been referred to as earlier than 9 a.m. Friday and have been attempting to take the person into custody when “he fired rounds at the officers, thankfully not striking any of them. At that point he ran back into the house,” Worcester Police Lt. Sean Murtha mentioned. Hostage negotiators and a psychological well being clinician have been additionally on the scene.

More than 12 hours later, the person, who was alone within the dwelling, was taken into custody, officers mentioned.

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