Breaking: Shots Fired at Police by Man Barricaded in Park Slope Brownstone

Not all is well in the Slope this evening, Gridskipper is reporting on a "hostage situation" in a brownstone on 9th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

Neighbors heard gunshots and say that a man inside the home has taken hostages. The block has been roped off and the area is swarming with police personnel including a hostage negotiation team and a bomb squad robot.

Yikes! Our news map shows it's a barricaded EDP (emotionally disturbed person) at 466 9th Street. Shots have been fired at the police, and the situation is ongoing. We'll update as we find out more.

UPDATE: According to police, the incident was the result of a family dispute, and the hostage negotiation squad had been called to the scene.

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By Jen Carlson in News on January 6, 2008 11:38 PM

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foodinmouth

how was it resolved? no update to this?

phooky

The got the guy out at around five in the morning, and no one (to the best of my knowledge) was hurt.

JMZ

What happened? No return fire? No barrage of 9mm slugs in the slope?

sunitabmehta

Kudos to Gothamist for posting this news minus the highly offensive and boring/stale preface that appears on other sites about "yuppified" Park Slope.