Body armor helped protect the life of an Etowah, Tennessee, police officer during a stand-off with a man who fired shots at authorities early Saturday.
The incident happened after Etowah police answered a call at a residence in the 600 block of Georgia Avenue at 7:38 p.m. Friday, allegedly witnessing the man assault a woman, a news release from the city department states.
Officers were able to get the woman to safety as the man went back inside and refused to come out, officials said in the release. McMinn County Sheriff’s deputies and 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force agents also came to assist.
Around 1 a.m. Saturday, after several hours of negotiations, the man emerged from the home and officers tried to take him into custody, but then he retreated back inside and began firing a weapon at police, the release states.