A local man who fired shots and then held Harker Heights police at bay at a home with children inside was taken into custody after a SWAT team was deployed.

Police say they responded at around 5:30 a.m. after receiving reports of shots being fired in the 400 block of Brittney Way Drive.

More shots were fired as police tried to speak with the man inside the residence.

After speaking to neighbors police say they discovered that children were inside the home with the suspect.

A negotiator responded to try to talk the man out of the home, but police say they were forced to request a SWAT unit when the man did not respond.

SWAT officers eventually brought the man out and took him into custody.

The children were also found safe inside the home.

No one was injured.

Police are not releasing any names at this time.