Standoff ends Friday night at shopping center in West Seattle

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SEATTLE — Police were in a standoff with a person in crisis at the Target in Westwood Village in West Seattle for nearly 7 hours Friday night, according to Seattle Police.

Officers arrived at the scene around 5:30 p.m. and were able to work with Target employees to safely evacuate people from the store.

SWAT also responded to the scene.

He is reportedly someone police have had contact with before in similar incidents.

The man was taken into custody around 12:30 a.m. Saturday and was taken to Harborview Medical Center.

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