KIMBERLY â A Ridleyâs Family Market employee was taken into custody Sunday and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after what police called a suicidal episode at the store.
Kimberly-Hansen Police Chief Jeff Perry said officers confronted Ryan Tyrone Powers, 40, of Kimberly, at about 1:30 p.m. at the front of the store after Powers told an employee he had a gun.
Customers and employees exited the rear of the store during the encounter, Perry said. No one was injured and no shots were fired.
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One of the responding police officers said in court records that Powers was âvisibly distraught was not acknowledging commands or complying with them.â
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