PLANT CITY, Fla. — An incident with a person barricaded in a Plant City neighborhood has come to an end after a peaceful surrender, authorities report.
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office were in a neighborhood working on a situation involving a person who refused to surrender.
Shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, the agency received a call about a gun being fired at a house on Swindell Road, Chief Deputy Donna Lusczynsk explained. Once deputies were on scene, it was revealed that the man inside the home recently discovered he had a "very serious medical condition."
"He was extremely distraught and upset and unfortunately he fired a weapon at several of his family members," the chief deputy said. "Fortunately no one was struck at that time.
"When we came out here, we talked to those individuals and then we tried to make contact with the subject who was very distraught."
Law enforcement reportedly had brief conversations with the man, but he refused to exit the house. Deputies worked throughout the evening to get him out of the house and provide medical attention, according to Lusczynsk.
On May 24, more crews, including SWAT, the Crisis Negotiation Team and the Bomb Disposal Team, responded to the scene as negotiations continued into the morning.
"They were out here...for several hours talking to him," the chief deputy explains. "His family left messages for him trying to make sure he would come out..."
After hours of talking, the man eventually surrendered to law enforcement just after noon. The SWAT team was able to enter the house and secure the man who had his hands up, Lusczynsk explains. He was taken to South Florida Baptist Hospital for medical attention.
"I commend the compassion and care our deputies showed to not only the person in his home but his family who only wanted to see their loved one safe and alive," Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.
The agency says the situation only involved this man, and no other residents were in danger. Homes in the surrounding area weren't evacuated, but neighbors were asked to remain indoors.
"[The situation] ended in a good result with him being taken to the hospital," Lusczynsk said.
No charges have been filed, however, an investigation is ongoing.
