Christmas Eve standoff ends peacefully
A standoff between a man and police in east Colorado Springs ended peacefully on Christmas Eve.
It happened on Wilde Dr, just south of Pikes Peak Ave.
Police say a man barricaded himself inside a bedroom of his ex-girlfriend’s home and threatened to blow himself up.
Colorado Springs Utilities cut the gas line to the home, and the SWAT team was called to negotiate with the man.
Police say the man was making taunts toward police, telling them to come in and shoot him.
Police were eventually able to convince the man to come out of the house.
The man is facing several misdemeanor charges. His name has not been released.
