ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police say a suicidal man who fired gunshots into the air and who walked near a school at one point was taken into custody without injury Wednesday morning.
Officer Tasia Martinez says officers responding to a 911 call about a man threatening suicide and shooting a gun found him in an alley near a store and still armed with the gun.
According to Martinez, the man pointed the gun at himself as officers approached but they were able to persuade him to put the gun down. He then was taken into custody.
Martinez says the incident occurred in the vicinity of McCollum Elementary School. She says the school was placed on a brief lockdown during the incident. The lockdown has been lifted.
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