FAIRFIELD — Slaying suspect James Taylor was found dead inside a container in the rear of his Fairfield property Tuesday night following a standoff with police.

The cause of Taylor’s death was unclear late Tuesday.

The standoff began around 5:16 p.m. Tuesday when Taylor’s GPS monitoring bracelet, worn as a condition of his release on bail, went off and court officials were unable to make contact with him.

Police went to Taylor’s Bronson Road home, where they found him barricaded in a storage container in the backyard of his Bronson road property, Lt. Robert Kalamaras said.

Fairfield police and additional officers from neighboring departments surrounded the Bronson Road home where Taylor has been staying with his son, Bridgeport Board of Education member Chris Taylor, since posting $2 million bond in May.

As police investigated Tuesday evening, parts of the road, and a portion of the road just off Interstate 95 Exit 20, were closed to the public. Police said the roads would remain closed Tuesday night as officers wrapped up their investigation.

Residents of the neighborhood were turned away by police as the Stamford Bomb Squad swept the area, according to Fox 61. Westport police were also reportedly surveying the area with a drone, while a robot was requested from Stamford.

“Police personnel are taking every precaution necessary to ensure everyone's safety,” Kalamaras said.

Kalamaras said that Taylor’s stepson, who he was charged with trying to kill, was located “safe and unharmed,” when it was learned that Taylor might have left his property.

Chris Taylor, who is reportedly out of the state, said earlier in the evening that he was concerned his father may have suffered a stroke and was unconscious in the house.

“He’s not a flight risk,” he said.

James Taylor has been on GPS monitoring since being charged with murder, home invasion, criminal attempt to commit murder, first-degree burglary, illegal discharge of a firearm and third-degree assault in the shooting death of his ex-wife in February.

His terms of release stated that, in addition to house arrest, he was not to go more than 500 feet from the Bronson Road house, with the exception of doctor’s appointments. He was also ordered to stay 2,500 feet away from his stepson’s home.

Police said that around 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, James Taylor broke into the home of his stepson, Donald Garamella, 45, on Catamount Road and fatally shot Catherine Taylor, 70, with a .22-caliber rifle. He was attempting to reload and shoot Garamella when the younger man tackled Taylor and managed to get the gun away, police said.

According to court documents, Chris Taylor posted his father’s $2 million bond through a bail bondsman. Generally, that means that Chris Taylor has to pay the bail bondman 10 percent of the bond, or $200,000. Court documents show that Christopher Taylor’s company, ACG Contracting LLC, is bankrupt.

In June, a judge froze $5 million of James Taylor’s assets after he missed a court date. James Taylor was also reportedly considering the use of the insanity defense in the fatal shooting of his ex-wife and alleged attempted killing of his stepson.