WEST FARGO (KFGO) – One man was taken to the hospital for an emergency mental health hold Monday morning after a confrontation with police in West Fargo.
Police say the man fled a traffic stop around around 5:30 a.m. The man drove to the 1900 block of Burlington Drive where he got out of his vehicle with a gun and made suicidal comments to officers at the scene. The man then went into a garage at the location, and officers surrounded it. Officers shot bean bag rounds at the man and he dropped the gun. He continued to defy officers’ commands, however, and police used pepper balls to force the man out of the garage, where he was taken into custody.
Chief Denis Otterness commended the involved officers for their response.
“The use of multiple types of less lethal options successfully de-escalated this potentially dangerous incident,” he said.
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