Police standoff with armed man in East Bethel ends
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A five-hour standoff between police and an armed man who holed up in a wooded area near an East Bethel church ended peacefully Wednesday night.
KSTP-TV reported that police said one shot was fired at its news helicopter around 9 p.m., but it didn't strike the aircraft, which retreated from the area.
The station says the incident started around 6:15 p.m. with a report of a shot fired at a nearby home. The gunman fled into the woods near Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, reportedly with two high-powered rifles.
Authorities evacuated the church, where a service was taking place, as well as nearby homes.
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Shortly after 11 p.m., an official with the Anoka County sheriff's department told the station the incident had ended peacefully and that the man had been taken into custody.
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Information from: KSTP-TV, http://www.kstp.com
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