Hours-long police standoff in Leominster comes to a peaceful end

Hours-long police standoff in Leominster comes to a peaceful end

An hours-long standoff featuring an armed suspect who barricaded himself after pointing a pistol at officers in Leominster, prompting a response from multiple law enforcement units, came to a peaceful end on Friday evening.

SWAT team responds to home in Leominster where armed suspect barricaded himself inside for hours - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A man safely walked out of a Leominster home Friday with his hands up after an hours-long standoff involving a SWAT team and police in which the man barricaded himself inside for hours. Police, K9 units and a SWAT team surrounded the home on Union Street for much of the day, setting up a secure perimeter. State police said the man inside the home was armed. Crisis negotiators worked for hours trying to talk him out safely. Neighbors said they we…