Man surrenders to police after hours-long Texas City standoff

Monday, December 12, 2016
TEXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) -- People in Texas City are being allowed back in their homes after an hours-long standoff in Texas City.

The standoff began Sunday afternoon when a man was threatening suicide with a gun. Police negotiated with the man throughout the day, but left residents in the dark while the situation was resolved.
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"The police started coming and the mom was crying and I asked if there was something I could do, and she said her son is inside," said resident Gayle Sellers. "He's bipolar and threatening to kill himself because he hadn't been taking his medicine."
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Police were able to get to him safely, police said.
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