Barricade incident in Watertown ends peacefully

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Watertown, Conn./WTIC Radio - A barricade situation in Watertown came to a peaceful end early this morning.

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It was around 6:30 p.m. Thursday that officers received a call to a home on McFingal Road for a potential domestic violence incident and possibly suicidal person.

It was learned that a man had barricaded himself inside the home.

Officers were able to make contact with individual but he refused to exit the residence, which was known to contain firearms.

After several hours, police say the person came outside and was taken into custody without incident.

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