Police surrounded a home in Waterbury for several hours as they dealt with a barricaded person on Thursday afternoon.
Police said the person was barricaded inside 43 Central Avenue.
The incident began as a dispute between two neighbors, according to police.
Police said when officers arrived, one of the neighbors, 31-year-old Corey Wheeler became combative and assaulted the officers as they tried to enter the home.
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Wheeler then barricaded himself inside, police said.
As officers demanded that Wheeler come out of the house, they heard what sounded like a gunshot and saw what appeared to be a handgun, according to police.
At that point, the rest of the building was evacuated and a negotiation team and a Crisis Intervention Team were called to the scene.
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After more than three hours, officers entered the home and safely took Wheeler into custody.
The weapon in Wheeler's possession turned out to be a pepper ball pistol, police said. Police also recovered a large sword, and illegal drugs, they said.
Wheeler was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
He is facing several charges, including assault on a police officer, second-degree criminal attempt at assault, interfering with an officer, second-degree reckless endangerment, and various drug charges.
