REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 53-year-old man is in custody after allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend multiple times Saturday morning and barricading himself in a home in Redford Township.

It started at about 2:30 a.m. when the man broke into his 52-year-old ex-girlfriend’s home on Five Points Street in Detroit through a window.

The woman was shot five times at point blank range. Police said she was shot with a small caliber handgun.

The man fled to a home one block away in Redford Township. When he broke into this home, the occupants fled.

“He still had the weapon on him, ran up in the house. They ran out. He barricaded himself in the house,” Detroit Police Capt. Kurt Worboys said.

Neighbors woke up to the sounds of a SWAT team surrounding the house.

“All of a sudden, all the tactical teams are coming out of back yards,” Lisa Bennett said. “They had their guns out. They had a couple of people in camouflage.”

Residents in Redford Township were warned to stay in their homes until the all clear was given.

Detroit police negotiators were able to talk the gunman out of the house. They discovered that he also had warrants for domestic violence.

Family of the woman said that none of her vital organs were hit. She was taken to the hospital and was released within hours. She is recovering at home.

“She’s OK,” Worboys said. “She was at the hospital and released already.”

The suspect was taken into custody.