A standoff that led to several roads in Hooksett being closed Wednesday ended peacefully with a 21-year-old man being taken into custody.Hooksett police said they were called to 12 Dundee Ave. about 11:30 a.m. by a woman reporting that she was having trouble with her 21-year-old son. Police said that when officers arrived, they removed the mother from the home, but her son wouldn't come out.Dundee Avenue and Merrimack Street were shut down, and some homes were evacuated. Residents in the area were told to shelter in place.Police said the man had a handgun and threatened to harm himself, his mother, some animals in the home and police.The Manchester SWAT team was called in to help, and it used a tactic called a flash bang to get the man out of the house."The SWAT team always does a great job," Hooksett Police Chief Janet Bouchard said. "They were able to divert his attention and get his attention. He would not answer his cellphone, but once they made contact with him, he came out peacefully and surrendered."The man was identified as Jenness Peterson. He was charged with domestic violence simple assault, simple assault and criminal threatening.

A standoff that led to several roads in Hooksett being closed Wednesday ended peacefully with a 21-year-old man being taken into custody.

Hooksett police said they were called to 12 Dundee Ave. about 11:30 a.m. by a woman reporting that she was having trouble with her 21-year-old son. Police said that when officers arrived, they removed the mother from the home, but her son wouldn't come out.


Dundee Avenue and Merrimack Street were shut down, and some homes were evacuated. Residents in the area were told to shelter in place.

Police said the man had a handgun and threatened to harm himself, his mother, some animals in the home and police.

The Manchester SWAT team was called in to help, and it used a tactic called a flash bang to get the man out of the house.

"The SWAT team always does a great job," Hooksett Police Chief Janet Bouchard said. "They were able to divert his attention and get his attention. He would not answer his cellphone, but once they made contact with him, he came out peacefully and surrendered."

The man was identified as Jenness Peterson. He was charged with domestic violence simple assault, simple assault and criminal threatening.