The suspect involved in a standoff near Meridian Elementary School in Kent on Monday was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. The elementary school was closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to concerns over the the 26-year-old man in a nearby home who police say pointed a gun at a family member on Monday and started a standoff. Kent Police say the man was acting erratic and was saying concerning comments about the school. During the incident, the school was put on a lockdown. A teacher told KING 5 that the man was on campus earlier that day and seemed to be having a mental health crisis. The teacher also said that all teachers, administration, and students reacted in a haste, secure, and professional way during the lockdown. The Kent Police Department (KPD) said officers were called just before 5:30 a.m. Monday to a home in the 25800 block of 140th Avenue Southeast, which is near some of the playfields on the Meridian Elementary School campus. Officers were told the man, who lives in the home, pointed a .22 caliber rifle at a family member but did not make a threat. The rifle was secured with a chamber lock, police said. The family member told officers the suspect was "possibly in crisis." Police said the family members left the home, leaving the suspect alone inside. Valley SWAT and the Valley Hostage Negotiation Team were called to the home at about 10:30 a.m., five hours after the initial call. Negotiators spent several hours on the phone talking to the suspect and encouraged him to leave the home, but he refused, according to police. During negotiations with the SWAT team, police said a family member re-entered the house and took the rifle from the suspect. The rifle the suspect had is in police custody. The suspect never left the residence and the gun was never fired. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/kent/kent-elementary-school-closed-man-points-gun-family-member/281-ca7b7242-674a-4cc0-86bc-d8a2bb950be3