Christopher Dalrymple is charged with discharging a firearm, reckless endangerment and other charges after he fired a gun inside a home on Belmont Square around 4:30 p.m., police said.
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When officers arrived, several more shots were fired from inside and a two-hour standoff began. Police said Dalrymple was also seen pointing a long gun out of a second floor window.
1 person in custody after shots fired in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
"I just pulled up the street and saw all these cops there and I saw a neighbor. He said that he heard three or four shots fired. And then I called another neighbor and he said the guy is holed up in the house and it's surrounded by SWAT," one resident told Action News on Thursday.
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Residents were told to shelter in place but the order was lifted a few hours later.
Mayor Strouse says the man may have been dealing with drug-related issues.
No injuries were reported.