Separate standoffs on Saturday involving SWAT teams in Edina and Burnsville ended peacefully, authorities said.
Separate SWAT standoffs in Edina and Burnsville end peacefully
The suspects in two separate standoffs were arrested by police after hours-long negotiations.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 20, 2024 at 11:54PM
Burnsville police surrounded a townhouse in the 2600 block of Chowen Bend for about five hours Saturday afternoon before arresting a suspect in response to a reported domestic assault. A nearby resident said the townhouse complex was evacuated around noon.
In Edina, a four-hour standoff Saturday morning between a suspect and a SWAT team also ended peacefully. According to a news release from police, officers were sent to a disturbance on the 5100 block of Schaefer Road at about 8 a.m. After learning the suspect could be armed and dangerous, they shut down the area and called in the SWAT team and negotiators “out of abundance of caution.”
After negotiations with Edina police, the subject peacefully surrendered at 12:30 p.m. Several agencies assisted in the incident, which remains under investigation.
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