An elderly Te Anau man sparked an Armed Offenders Squad
callout last night after threatening to kill himself with a
gun.
Sergeant Pete Graham, of Te Anau, said police were alerted to
the man's behaviour by family members just before 7pm at a
house on no-exit Kakapo Rd.
He said the man, in his 70s, was not brandishing a gun but
firearms were known to be in the house.
Sgt Graham and another Te Anau officer were joined by a
Lumsden officer awaiting a full AOS squad from Invercargill.
The squad arrived about an hour later and the scene was
"cordoned and contained'' and the man was talked down by
about 9.30pm.
He was then transported to police custody in Invercargill
where he was undergoing a routine mental health assessment
with an emergency team from the Southland District Health
Board yesterday.
Sgt Graham said inquiries were continuing.
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