PALM COAST, Fla. – An armed domestic situation in Flagler County that led to a seven-hour standoff ended when a woman committed suicide, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
A large law enforcement presence gathered within a gated community in Flagler County on Sunday as sheriff’s office officials said they responded to an armed domestic case in Palm Coast Plantation.
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First responders were there by 8 a.m., according to a news release, and they would soon be followed by Flagler County deputies, SWAT, Crisis Negotiation units and Sheriff Rick Staly himself.
The husband and child of the home were able to escape after the husband was held at gunpoint by the woman, deputies said.
For the next several hours, deputies said attempts to communicate with the armed woman through various means were unsuccessful.
Due to the threat to the neighborhood and the woman’s lack of responsiveness, tactical gas was employed, deputies said.
The woman then went to the lanai of the home and started to walk to the pool while holding a gun to her head, deputies said.
Deputies said after attempts to disarm the woman through non-lethal weapons were made, the woman shot herself in front of deputies shortly before 3 p.m.
The woman was later flown to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where she died, deputies said.
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“We did all we could to end this incident peacefully without injury,” Staly said. “I’m proud of our team that did everything they could to resolve this situation peacefully. This is not the outcome we were hoping for. But in these situations, we do not control the outcome. Fortunately, no deputies, neighbors or the family members were injured during this almost eight-hour incident. Our prayers go out to the family as this is a sad and difficult time for everyone involved.