Man surrenders after barricading in apartment complex with gun in Vero Beach

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A person surrendered to authorities late Sunday after he barricaded himself inside his house with a gun for a number of hours.

Dozens of residents had been requested to evacuate their flats at Pemberly Pines Condominium Properties.

Round 11:30 p.m., the Indian River Sheriff’s Workplace advised WPTV’s Danielle Seat that he got here out of the house along with his palms up and unarmed. No accidents additionally had been reported.

The house advanced is off Fifth Avene, west of Indian River Boulevard and east of US1.

On the scene had been SWAT and disaster negotiation members.

The state of affairs began simply earlier than 6 p.m. when folks within the space referred to as 911 to say a person had shot off a handgun.

Further callers stated they heard the person say “issues are going to get unhealthy later” and “I’m going to get in a shootout with regulation enforcement,” in keeping with the Indian River Sheriff’s Workplace.

When police arrived on scene on the advanced, the person, stated to be in his 40s, had barricaded himself within the house, in keeping with IRCS.

The person have been having a psychological well being disaster, officers stated.