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Armed suicidal man on Pratt Road, Batavia

By Billie Owens

A suicidal man in the roadway with a gun pointed under his chin is prompting law enforcement to shut down Pratt Road by the Apple Grove Mobile Home Park.

Sheriff's deputies are on scene. Mercy medics en route. A negotiator is staging at Kelsey Road and Route 5, along with a unit from the East Pembroke Fire Department. The scene is not yet secure.

UPDATE 6:25 p.m.: Residents who live on Kelsey Road are lining up and want to get to their homes. Officers will let residents access homes on Kelsey, but no one is going to get through to Pratt at this time.

UPDATE 6:29 p.m.: Mercy units are told to stand down. They will not be needed.

UPDATE 6:50 p.m.: The fire police are told they can stand down. The roadways are reopened. "Transporting one white male from Pratt Road to the barracks."

UPDATE 6:53 p.m.: All units are clearing the scene.

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