UPDATE: 2:47 p.m. - Oct. 12, 2023
The Northwest Regional SWAT Team was dispatched to a residence in the Kalispell area on Thursday afternoon.
Law enforcement responded to reports of a man breaking into a home on Aspen Court off of Helena Flats Road.
The suspect then barricaded himself in the home and told officers he had a gun.
The SWAT team and Flathead County Sheriff’s Office negotiated with the suspect who eventually surrendered to the police.
No injuries have been reported and the suspect was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
While no charges have been filed at this time, charges are being discussed.
(first report: 2:27 p.m. - Oct. 12, 2023)
A break-in suspect was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a Flathead County residence on Thursday afternoon.
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino tells MTN News the male suspect barricaded himself inside a home on Aspen Court in the Evergreen area.
The suspect told law enforcement that he had a gun, according to Sheriff Heino.
The Northwest Regional SWAT Team was called to the scene.
The suspect surrendered and was taken into custody.
- information from Kiana Wilson included in this report
