Taunton man involved in barricaded standoff with police found dead

TAUNTON — Chief Edward J. Walsh has issued an update on an incident in which Taunton Police responded to a report of a disturbance with a subject barricaded inside a home on Grant Street.

After several hours of attempting to communicate with the barricaded subject, Taunton Police and their law enforcement partners made entry into the home and discovered the subject deceased.

Investigators from Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit attached to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office were called in to investigate the death. Taunton Police did not releasing the identity of the person.

The incident began at approximately 2:20 p.m., when Taunton Police responded to a home on Grant Street for a report of a disturbance. When officers arrived on the scene, the suspect was barricaded inside the home. Officers on scene were made aware that there was an unsecured firearm inside the home.

Taunton Police requested mutual aid support through the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, and attempted to communicate with the subject in an effort to reach a peaceful resolution.