PHOTO: Michigan State Police are on the scene of a standoff in Montcalm County’s Maple Valley Township Thursday, July 30, 2020.
by: WOODTV.com staff
MAPLE VALLEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan state police said a standoff in rural Montcalm County has ended after authorities found the suspect dead inside the house.
Troopers stated that the incident started Thursday morning when troopers went to check on a man at the house on W Carol Road in Coral, southeast of Howard City, after receiving a call from a concerned family member. When troopers tried to get into the house, two shots were fired, according to MSP.
News 8 was told by MSP that shortly before 12 p.m. Thursday, the standoff ended after authorities entered the house and found the suspect’s body. It appears he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No officers were injured in the standoff.
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