METROPOLIS, Ill. (WJPF) – An hours-long standoff between an armed man and police in Metropolis ended peacefully Monday.
Law enforcement were sent to the 400 block of 20th Street around 3:00 p.m. after receiving reports of an armed man who had barricaded himself inside of a building.
Around 7:15 p.m. the man surrendered to police. His name has not been released.