A man who barricaded himself in a Yonkers home on Saturday and exchanged brief gunfire with police was found dead later that evening, police officials said.
The hours-long standoff with police began around 11 a.m. after police responded to the residence on Livingston Avenue to conduct a welfare check. When officers arrived at the front door, the man appeared emotionally distressed and told them he had a firearm, Deputy Chief Joseph Monaco said Saturday afternoon.
That’s when the officers stepped back from the front door, called for backup and setup a perimeter around the residence. It was some time later that the man returned to the front
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