Suspect arrested after hours-long standoff in Prior Lake
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. -- Police in Prior Lake arrested a 31-year-old man after an hours-long standoff Friday night.
Police say they were called to a Kwik Trip on Fish Point Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. for a man seen digging through the business's dumpster.
The man assaulted an officer approaching him and attempted to draw a handgun from his waistband before fleeing on foot, officers say.
The man then allegedly broke into a home in the area of Blind Lake Trail and Windsor Lane, where he barricaded for nearly nine hours.
The occupants of the home, not associated with the suspect, escaped safely.
Investigators say shots were fired inside the home but no one was injured.
A shelter-in-place order was issued for a half-mile radius of the scene. Some nearby homes were evacuated as a safety precaution.
Police say the man is in custody at Scott County Jail awaiting charges.
WCCO-TV does not name suspects until they are formally charged.
