MOORHEAD — A man is in police custody after a daylong standoff at a house a block southwest of the Concordia College campus Tuesday, April 30.

Police were first called to the home, 1423 Fifth St. S, for a domestic incident about 9 a.m. Tuesday. Police said a woman managed to escape the house and call police, but a man remained in the home who was believed to be armed with a gun.

Authorities issued a CodeRED alert to neighboring residents, asking them to shelter in place. Police asked people to avoid the neighborhood and did not let residents return to the area immediately surrounding the house in case negotiations failed and the situation became violent.

Shortly before 6 p.m., police were able to get 35-year-old Blake Carl Fitzgerald to surrender by using tear gas to force him to exit the house, according to Moorhead Police Chief Shannon Monroe. He surrendered peacefully and no shots were fired, police said. He had been communicating with law enforcement before he was taken into custody.

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Fizgerald's exact charges are still being determined by authorities but include domestic assault and threat-related charges, according to a news release from Moorhead police. He also had a felony warrant out of Oneida, Wis., police said.

Fitzgerald’s surrender came after nearly nine hours of pressure from police, who used a broad range of tactics to get him to leave the home.

About 12:45 p.m., an officer using a loudspeaker could be heard telling Fitzgerald: "You need to come out and surrender with your hands in the air."

"This is the Police Department. We are not leaving," the officer told the man. "If you do not surrender, things are going to start getting very uncomfortable."

Moorhead police reported on their Facebook page that "flash sound diversionary devices" were used shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday outside the home in an attempt to get the suspect's attention and encourage him to answer the phone.

A SWAT vehicle was seen unloading a remote-controlled robot near the home around midday.

It's not yet clear when Fitzgerald will appear in court.