SWAT team and negotiators respond after gun is fired inside motel
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IDAHO FALLS — Police took a suicidal person to a local hospital after he reportedly fired a gun inside an Idaho Falls motel.
The Idaho Falls Police Department was called Monday around 10:15 p.m. to Motel 6 on West Broadway, according to an IFPD news release. The person was reportedly armed, barricaded himself inside a room and shot a single round from the gun.
An officer spoke with the person who refused to come out and continued to make suicidal statements, including the desire for police to shoot them. Other officers evacuated a section of the motel while police continued to talk with the person.
The Idaho Falls SWAT and Crisis Negotiation teams also arrived and spoke with the person for two hours.
“Officers were able to successfully deescalate the situation and the person agreed to surrender peacefully,” police wrote in a news release. “The person was taken into police custody at approximately 12:15 a.m. and taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation and assistance. Fortunately, no one was injured during this incident.”