No one home for shootout with police
Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 6 months AGO
Whitefish Police evacuated the Chair 3 Apartments and nearby businesses Monday at around noon after getting a report from Veterans Administration officials about a resident who allegedly said he was going to have a shootout with police and kill himself.
Officers set up a perimeter and attempted to communicate with the man. “But lo and behold, it all turned out good, because he wasn’t there,” said Whitefish Police Chief Bill Dial. “He came riding up on his bike asked what was going on.”
The man was then detained for a mental health evaluation.
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