EDWARDSBURG --

A gunman involved in a

that began Monday morning surrendered and was in custody Monday night after 14 hours barricaded in a residence near Edwardsburg.

A news release from the Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg Police Departments says officers were dispatched to a welfare check of a female at around 9:30 a.m. at a residence near the intersection of Redfield Street and Ebersole Road. When officers arrived, they found that "an altercation had occurred and that the suspect had a gun," the release says.

The female was able to get to safety, while the suspect barricaded himself inside the residence with a gun. A police perimeter was immediately set up surrounding the residence, the news release says.

In addition to officers from Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg, police units from the Cass County Sheriff's Office, the Michigan State Police, the Berrien County Sheriff's Office, the Dowagiac Police Department and others responded to the scene throughout the day.

The suspect surrendered to police shortly before 11:30 p.m. and is currently lodged in the Cass County Jail on preliminary charges including felonious assault, false imprisonment, home invasion and several felony firearms charges, the news release says.

The suspect's name is begin withheld pending his arraignment, which is expected at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Simon A. Thalmann is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact him at sthalman@mlive.com or at 269-350-0708. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.