UPDATE- 8:30 p.m.
On June 20, 2016, at approximately 5:17 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Maryland State Police troopers responded to the St. George’s Hundred neighborhood in Great Mills, Maryland for a welfare check. The report was for a white male threatening suicide with a handgun.
Responding deputies encountered the 36-year-old subject holding a handgun to his head near a neighborhood pond. A perimeter was established, crisis negotiators were contacted, and emergency services personnel responded to the scene.
Deputies communicated with the subject for a period, leading to his safe surrender. He was transported to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital for an emergency evaluation. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office thanks members of the St. George’s Hundred community and surrounding areas for their cooperation, patience, and understanding throughout this critical incident.
UPDATE- 7:30 p.m.
The subject in St. Georges Hundred is in custody. The incident is over, but citizens should still expect an increased police presence.
UPDATE- 7:15 p.m.
“Law enforcement working an incident within the St. Georges Hundred neighborhood in Great Mills. Police are negotiating with an armed suicidal subject who is currently contained. Citizens within the neighborhood should remain indoors and away from windows until notified the area is safe,” according to Jennifer Stone, Public Information Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE- 6:55 p.m.
According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, “There is a heavy police presence in the area of Chancellors Run Road, St George’s Hundred and Chancellors Run Regional Park. Avoid the area.”
Great Mills, MD— At approximately 6:05 p.m., a psychiatric standoff was reported at Chancellors Run Road in the neighborhood of St. Georges Hundred.
Police and EMS are en route to the scene. A reporter is also responding to the scene of the incident to gather more information.
More information to come.
