The unidentified man is in stable condition at a local hospital, according to city police
A man was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a lengthy standoff with Newark police ended early Sunday morning. (Star-Ledger file photo)NEWARK - A lengthy standoff outside a North Ward home ended early Sunday morning after a man turned a gun on himself, according to authorities.
Newark police spokesman Capt. Derek Glenn said officers rushed inside the Mount Pleasant Avenue residence after hearing the 39-year-old man shoot himself in the abdomen around 2:45 a.m.
He was quickly rushed to University Hospital, where he was in stable condition as of Sunday afternoon.
According to Glenn, the standoff began around 9 p.m. when police were called to the scene after the man had a heated argument with his girlfriend. The woman managed to escape the house, but the man refused to come outside, threatening to shoot himself and anyone who attempted to enter.
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The couple had been experiencing "domestic problems" as of late, Glenn said.
Police seized two guns from inside the home, which have been turned over to investigators for analysis. The man has not been charged in the incident, according to Glenn, and is set to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before being released from the hospital.
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