DETROIT – A barricaded situation that stretched on for more than 24 hours on Detroit’s west side ended with the gunman dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was an outcome police tried to avoid, which is why the standoff lasted as long as it did. Police said they wanted the suspect to come out peacefully. Officers from multiple departments, including Dearborn and Redford, worked their way inside. While it was never proven in court, police are certain he was the person behind an unsolved triple-homicide on Detroit’s east side.

DETROIT – A standoff with a gunman that started early Tuesday morning at a home on Detroit’s northwest side has ended after more than 24 hours. The gunman, who was wanted in connection with a triple homicide on Helen Street earlier this summer, has killed himself. Police officers surrounded the home for more than a day. The hostage who escaped Wednesday morning told police he was fearing for his life the entire time he was in the home with the armed man. Original reports stated the man fired at officers, but police later clarified he did not fire directly at officers -- he just fired a shot.

DETROIT – A standoff in a northwest Detroit home continues into Tuesday night as one hostage still remains inside the home with the gunman. The gunman, who was wanted for question of a triple homicide on Helen Street earlier this summer, posted on Facebook earlier today. The father of the hostage still inside the home remained on scene. He fired a shot before entering the home in Detroit, police said. Original reports stated the man fired at officers, but police later clarified he did not fire directly at officers -- he just fired a shot.

DETROIT – A woman who was held hostage has been released by a gunman from a northwest Detroit home on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, a gunman took a man and woman hostage inside the home early Tuesday morning. Police said they tried to pull over the gunman at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in Redford Township, but he took off. Original reports stated the man fired at officers, but police later clarified he did not fire directly at officers -- he just fired a shot. He’s also made threats against police officers, Craig said.

DETROIT – Here’s what’s coming up on Local 4 News at Noon:Gunman holds hostages inside northwest Detroit homeA gunman fired a shot before breaking into a home on Iliad Street in northwest Detroit, police said. He called 911 to say he had guns and hostages inside the home.

DETROIT – A gunman is holding two people hostage inside a home in northwest Detroit. The home is on Iliad Street near Fenkell and Telegraph roads. Police said they tried to pull over the man in Redford Township but he took off. He fired a shot at officers before breaking into the home in Detroit, police said. The man also called 911 to say he was holding two people hostage inside the home.