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DAYTONA BEACH -- A 38-year-old man armed with a shotgun in his vehicle who refused to leave Florida Memorial Hospital property eventually surrendered earlier today after Police Chief Mike Chitwood arrived at the scene to support Sheriff's personnel who had jurisdiction.
The Daytona Beach P.D. Swat team also was brought in to respond to the 11:43 a.m. , but Chitwood, along with Sheriff's Sgt. Dave Ingram, were able to convince the gunman seated in his pick-up truck to surrender the weapon and he was subsequently taken into custody for psychiatric evaluation under Florida's Baker Act. Under provisions of this law, Tare allowed to commit persons considered dangerous to themselves or others for psychiatric evaluation up to 72 hours before determining if the stay should be extended, at which a judge would be the final arbiter should the patient want to be released.
Because the hospital is outside the city limits at 301 Medical Parkway, The Sheriff's Office initially responded to the 11:43 a.m. complaint from the hospital.
Daytona Beach Police SWAT responded to the scene as well to assist, but the man surrendered peacefully, giving up the shotgun and getting out the shotgun and stepping out of his pick-up truck.
Police released the man's name in a press release, but VolusiaNews.net is not publishing it, because the man was Baker-acted.