St. Pete Standoff Ends Peacefully

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A domestic dispute between a 72-year-old man and his wife took a violent turn Thursday night, ending with the man being taken into protective custody.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 5700 block of 66th Street North in the Fairhaven Mobile Home Park around 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18 after receiving a call about the domestic dispute. The man’s wife told deputies about the argument and said her husband had armed himself with a gun.

Deputies say the man began firing the gun inside the home. The wife was able to get out safely, but the man initially would not leave.

Nearby homes were evacuated after additional shots were fired in the home and 66th Street North was closed in the area for a time.

“Deputies say they made numerous attempts to contact the subject with little success,” an email from the sheriff’s office said.

Just before midnight, deputies were able to contact the man. He was taken into protective custody without further incident, the agency said.

The man, who is not being identified, was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation.

No further information is being released at this time.

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