A Houston man surrendered to police after shooting an AR-15 in his Alief neighborhood and then barricading himself in his first-floor apartment, prompting a response from Houston police SWAT teams and hostage negotiators.

Nobody was reported injured in the incident, police said. It’s unclear if the man shot the rifle into the ground or in the air, and police are still searching for that evidence.

The man, who hasn’t been identified but is believed to be 24 or 25, is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a firearm. He has several prior felony convictions.

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Houston police SWAT Commander Larry Baimbridge said the episode was sparked around 3:20 a.m. Sunday when a neighbor was walking his dog, and the animal approached the man near his South Drive apartment. The dog was benign and just sniffing the man, he said.

“He got real belligerent,” Baimbridge said.

He then barricaded himself inside his apartment. SWAT teams and armored cars arrived at the building. They advised neighbors to leave the area or take shelter in the farthest part of their homes.

Negotiators began communicating with the man and ultimately spoke to him on the phone, Baimbridge said.

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“Surprisingly, he actually came out,” the commander said. “He gave up peacefully.”

While he was rambling and incoherent earlier in the morning, police said he was cogent by the time he spoke to police on the phone.

He said he wasn’t going to come outside repeatedly during those talks.

“When you look outside and see all the SWAT personnel and armored vehicles and everything, you realize it’s probably time to give up,” Baimbridge said.

Police recovered some weapons from the scene but believe there are likely more, based on ammunition found there.

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