Police arrest man wielding a rifle, sword after 80-minute standoff in Kirkland
(Kirkland Police Department)
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Police arrested a Kirkland man, armed with a rifle and a sword, on Wednesday after an 80-minute standoff.
According to the Kirkland Police Department (KPD), officers responded to reports of a man threatening a worker at the Ridgewood Condos on Slater Ave. NE at around 2:20 p.m.
Authorities say the suspect was wielding a rifle in one hand, and a large sword in the other while he threatened to kill a condo employee during an argument. When police arrived, he barricaded himself inside his apartment, which led to a standoff that lasted an hour and 20 minutes. The suspect eventually surrendered, was arrested without incident and booked into jail for felony harassment.
The KPD says after obtaining a search warrant, their investigators seized the two weapons, in addition to a collection of throwing knives, butterfly knives, pocketknives and a collapsible baton.
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The court granted Kirkland detectives’ request for an Extreme Risk Protection Order, which means that the suspect will no longer be able to possess firearms.