North Richland Hills standoff ends with domestic-violence suspect in custody, police say
North Richland Hills police were in an hourslong standoff with a suspect in a domestic-violence incident that ended with the 23-year-old man’s arrest Wednesday afternoon, police said in a news release.
An older man who escaped the house was injured in the domestic assault and taken to a hospital, and the suspect faces a charge of injury to an elderly person, police said. The suspect’s name and his relationship with the victim have not been released. The victim’s injuries are not life threatening.
Police were called about the domestic situation about 11:30 a.m. Two adult victims, including the injured man, were able to get out of the house, police said.
Officers negotiated with the suspect and eventually used gas to get him out of the house in the 6500 block of Jerrell Street, police said. Jerrell was closed from Charles to Rufe Snow, and Bonzer south from Jerrell also was closed to traffic during the incident.
A SWAT team was called at around 1:15 p.m. SWAT and negotiators worked to get the man to come out of the home, police said.
At 4:15 p.m., police said the suspect was in custody and there were no additional reported injuries.
This story was originally published December 21, 2022 at 3:35 PM.
