Authorities say armed suicidal man arrested following incident outside WinnMed

The Winneshiek County Communications Center received a call from the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office the morning of Sept. 10, reporting a suicidal male subject with a firearm in the WinnMed parking lot. WinnMed was immediately placed on lockdown. The hospital notified the public of the lockdown in a social media post at 9:43 a.m. that day. 

Local law enforcement was able to make contact with the subject by phone and negotiation attempts were made. The subject fled in his truck and eluded Winneshiek County Law Enforcement for a time. During the pursuit, several attempts were made by the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office and Decorah Police Department to stop the vehicle. Ultimately, the deputies and officers were able to box the vehicle in on the overpass of Highway 52 near Madison Road and safely bring the vehicle to a stop. The subject was taken into custody without incident and the firearms in the vehicle were recovered. The subject was then taken by law enforcement to WinnMed for further evaluation.

WinnMed updated its social media post at 9:57 a.m. the same day, saying the lockdown had been lifted.

The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office and Decorah Police Department have several charges pending from this incident. More details on the charges will be released later. No additional information will be released at this time.

 

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