ANTIOCH — Police on Friday talked down a man who they say armed himself with a gun and was threatening to shoot people inside his home.

Officers were called to a home at the intersection of Alvarado and Silverado drives around 9 p.m., Antioch police Lt. Don LaDue said. After arriving and blocking off the home from the public, they were able to establish contact with the man inside by phone, LaDue said.

Police talked to the man for several minutes, and he eventually agreed to come outside without any of his weapons, LaDue said. Police detained him, sent him to a hospital, then arrested him on suspicion of domestic violence and assault after he was cleared medically.

Police did not identify him, nor did they say how many people were inside the home.

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