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Paterson Man Found Asleep with Gun Pointed to his Head

Paterson

A police standoff in a Paterson neighborhood ended Saturday morning peacefully, with officers taking an armed man into custody. 

In a preliminary investigation just before 10:10 a.m., Paterson Police notified SWAT after they confirmed that a man was armed with a gun inside a home at 128 North 4th Street. 

Barricaded man

Officers made several attempts to contact the suspect; however, the man refused to surrender, and a barricaded suspect incident was declared.

According to reports, SWAT officers surrounded and then breached the home, where they located the suspect asleep with a gun pointed to his head. 

Barricaded man

The suspect was disarmed by the SWAT unit then arrested inside the house. 

Police say there were no injuries reported.

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