A Tuesday morning incident in which a man locked his mother in their home and threatened to create a situation that would lead to police shooting him was successfully resolved, Gainesville police reported Wednesday evening.
The man was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital for medical clearance, a Gainesville Police Department news release said.
At 11:26 a.m., multiple officers responded to a domestic incident in the 5000 block of Northwest 28th Terrace.
Officers learned the man would not let his mother leave. He told police that he was “going to die today by forcing law enforcement officers to shoot him,” GPD reported.