A man was found dead inside a Salmon Creek house late Tuesday after a standoff that blocked access to a residential area for several hours, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident began about 7 p.m. when deputies responded to a report of a disturbance in the 15300 block of Northeast 10th Avenue, according to a sheriff’s office statement released early Wednesday morning. A woman had called to report a disturbance with her boyfriend that had lasted much of the day.

The statement said deputies met the woman down the street from the residence and learned that she had been assaulted. When they approached the home to make contact with the man, they heard gunshots from inside the residence and pulled back.

Other deputies rushed to the neighborhood and blocked off access to Northeast 10th Avenue as the Southwest Regional SWAT team was activated and responded to the scene, treating it as a standoff with a barricaded subject.

After several hours, SWAT members made entry into the house and found the man dead inside. The man’s name was not released pending notification of next of kin.