AL - Standoff reported near Government Plaza in Mobile, AL - 10/31/22

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Standoff reported near Government Plaza in Mobile, Alabama

Police are currently swarming Mobile, Alabama following reports of an ongoing standoff there with a man Monday in front of the city's Government Plaza buildings.

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A heavy police presence has swarmed the area of Government Plaza in Mobile, Alabama, on Monday following reports of an ongoing standoff there.

Police told WALA that they received a report around 10:45 a.m. local time of a man with a gunshot wound inside of a gray Honda in the area.

When first responders arrived, police say the individual held a gun to his head and threatened to shoot himself, the station adds.

"We do know this is not an active shooter scene. We are working diligently to talk to this (gunman) to find out what is going on and how we can resolve this quickly," she added.

 

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Mobile Government Plaza lockdown: Man fatally shoots himself after daylong standoff

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Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine said the standoff, which lasted more than five hours, ended when the man shot himself in the head. He was rushed to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. “We did everything we knew we could to save this person’s life,” Prine said. “We’ve been out there nearly 5-1/2 hours and had mental health professionals out there,” Prine said. “We had surgeons and physicians out there as well in an event something like this would happen. During this entire process, we made contact with (his) family and they made every effort to talk with him. He didn’t come out of the vehicle.”

May he rest in peace.