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SALT LAKE CITY — Police were able to quickly resolve a situation involving an armed 36-year-old man who was barricaded inside a vehicle near 900 South and 100 West on Saturday afternoon. Officers say he was experiencing a "mental health crisis."
The man, whom police did not identify, parked his car in a travel lane on 900 South, left his car and entered a business around 1 p.m., according to a press release from Salt Lake City police. A witness told police that the man had taken three firearms from his car into the business; however, police said the man never made any threats or pointed any of the firearms at anyone.
The man later returned to his car, and police began to secure the area and issued a shelter-in-place order.
Around 3:30 p.m., the man left his car and turned himself into the police after Salt Lake SWAT and crisis negotiators were called to the scene.
The man was experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a tweet from the Salt Lake City Police Department. Police said they are working with social workers to provide resources and help for him.
"The leadership and compassion demonstrated by our officers on this extremely volatile incident highlight our officers' training and skills to effectively and safely handle situations that involve a person in a mental health crisis," Chief Mike Brown said in a statement.
The Utah Transit Authority closed its station at 900 South due to the police activity happening in the area. The agency said at 2:20 p.m. that it was sending vans to transport passengers between the Courthouse and Ballpark stations; the vans did not stop at the station at 900 South.
UTA confirmed at 4:18 p.m. that the station is reopened but said there could be residual delays as the trains resume normal service.
