Tony Briscoe | The Detroit News Comments A Sterling Heights man who refused to be taken for a mental evaluation by police officers prompted a 4½ hour standoff and evacuation Tuesday, police said. Sterling Heights police officers were called to take a 21-year-old man to a medical facility at 4 p.m. after his mother reported he was exhibiting odd behavior, according to Lt. Luke Riley. At the Fieldstone Apartments on Schoenherr near 14 Mile, the man had a long rifle or shotgun and refused to leave with officers, Riley said. We blocked off a portion of the complex and evacuated those who we considered to be in a danger zone, Riley said. Law enforcement contacted the man inside the home and at...
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