Multiple police officers with guns drawn surrounded a vehicle parked outside a government building in downtown Mobile, Alabama, in an hours-long standoff Monday.
A man with an apparent gunshot wound was spotted in a parked car outside Government Plaza, which houses several Mobile County offices and courts, according to Katrina Frazier, a police spokeswoman. According to al.com, the man pointed a gun at his head when officers approached to see if he needed assistance.
“Officers withdrew from the scene, and we called in SWAT teams and a negotiator,” Frazier said. It was unclear whether the man shot himself or was shot by another person.
A major road through the city was closed, as was a tunnel leading out of town that runs beneath the Mobile River.
Several officers were seen pointing handguns and rifles at a car parked along the curb in photos and video from the scene. According to James Barber, an aide in the mayor’s office, mental health professionals were on the scene talking to the person, and no hostages were involved.
