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The suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment bathroom and fired at the officers. At least one officer was reported to have returned fire.

Backup units were called to the area and nearby residents were evacuated from their homes. After around an hour of negotiating, the suspect was convinced to surrender peacefully without incident, according to Taunton police. The man was arrested and transported to the Taunton Police Station for booking.

After what police described as an incident that brought out law enforcement in Taunton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, a person is in custody, officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear what took place in the incident on Hodges Avenue,

The man allegedly fired a gun at police, and at least one officer returned fire, but nobody was hit by bullets, police said.

A Taunton man is in police custody after allegedly shooting at officers on Wednesday morning. Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh said the suspect barricaded himself in a bathroom and shot at police after they responded to the home on Hodges Avenue.