An armed man fired a gun and then barricaded himself in an apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his 4-year-old child early Tuesday, prompting a shelter-in-place order, police said.
Christian Johnson, 32, was taken into police custody after negotiating with police for more than four hours, Montgomery County police said. The shelter-in-place order was lifted. No injuries were immediately reported.
The child was taken to a hospital for evaluation and then reunited with his mother, police said.
Montgomery County officers responded to the apartment complex at about 2:25 a.m. after multiple residents reported gunfire, police said. Johnson had fired a gun off a balcony, police said.
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Police spoke with Johnson for more than four hours, asking him to leave the apartment. He had stepped outside onto the apartment’s balcony, officials said.
He was found with a rifle and ammunition that he was not permitted to have, police said.
Police didn't release information on a possible motive.
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A law enforcement official wearing a helmet was seen rappelling along the side of the building near balconies. Police cars blocked roads to the complex, and an armored truck drove toward the scene.
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