(Spencer)—A stand-off Sunday in Spencer between authorities and a teen had a tragic ending.
Spencer police say officers were called to a disturbance around 3:45 p.m. in the 500 block of East 10th Street in Spencer. Upon arriving officers learned that a distraught teen was in the basement of the residence with a handgun, and that no one else was in the home.
Numerous attempts by authorities to make contact with the teen were unsuccessful. Authorities then deployed a robotic camera into the residence. Officers entered the residence a short time later and found the teen deceased of what they say appears to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Spencer Police Chief Mark Lawson says the incident is still under investigation.
