Man faces charges following incident involving children, standoff with police

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A domestic violence suspect who barricaded himself in a Mankato home with children inside has been arrested.

It happened early Sunday morning around 3:30. Mankato Public Safety was called to a home on Devonshire Place concerning a reported domestic incident.

Officers first made contact with a woman with injuries allegedly made by the suspect.

They say the man had barricaded himself in a bedroom with 2 children.

Police negotiated with the suspect for 3 hours before the children were released, unharmed.

The suspect was taken into custody and is facing multiple charges.

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