Officials: Standoff with 80-year-old intoxicated man ends peacefully in Hartford

HARTFORD -- A standoff with an intoxicated man in Hartford shut down surrounding streets for hours on Sunday, June 30.

A family member at the residence called the Washington County Sheriff's Office around 2:15 p.m.

Officials say at one point, the 80-year-old intoxicated man fired a gun into the ceiling.

Family retreated to the lower level of the residence before the tactical team was able to get them out safely.

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Officers then negotiated with the elderly man and he was taken into custody around 4:30 p.m. He was checked out for medical purposes.

Charges of reckless use of a firearm and reckless use of a dangerous weapon will be referred to the district attorney.

Highway 60 was shut down for about two hours as officials responded to the scene.