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Standoff in Burnsville as authorities respond to domestic incident
Burnsville police are responding to a standoff after a domestic incident. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the latest from the scene.
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Burnsville police responded to a "domestic situation" at a home on Thursday night. Officers say they then found a man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Standoff at Carriage Lane in Burnsville
What we know:
According to Burnsville police, law enforcement responded to a domestic situation at a home which led to a standoff.
Officers secured the scene after they found a man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authorities said public safety teams were in the 200 block of Carriage Lane and that the public should avoid the area.
There was no shelter-in-place issued by the authorities.
Aerial footage showed several emergency vehicles parked near a home.
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released details on what led to the domestic incident.
The Source: This story used information shared by the Burnsville Police Department and aerial chopper footage from the scene.