A man suspected of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint in Charlotte barricaded himself in his home for six hours on Tuesday, leading to a standoff with police.
The man, whose name has not been released, shot himself at the home in west Charlotte just after 2 p.m. Tuesday and is currently in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, charges are pending against him for multiple felonies related to the violent sexual assault.
The investigation began after a woman reported being forced into a car at gunpoint, taken to an unknown location, and raped at gunpoint on Monday night.
SWAT was called to the man’s house after he refused to talk with police on Tuesday morning.
No one else was in the home on Columbus Circle, a few blocks from West Morehead Street and Freedom Drive, close to uptown.
CMPD’s Sexual Assault Unit detectives obtained arrest warrants for the suspect for multiple felony charges related to the violent sex assault incident.
Officers also coordinated with the suspect’s family and an outside community agency to attempt to contact the suspect and peacefully resolve the situation, but attempts to communicate with the suspect and facilitate a peaceful surrender were unsuccessful.
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