By: Charity Meier | Novi Note | Published September 5, 2024
NOVI — Police said that a 26-year-old Novi man died from a self-inflicted gunshot following a standoff Sept. 4.
Novi police were called to a home in the 23000 block of Forest Park Drive, near 10 Mile and Beck roads, at 5:45 p.m. for a “family trouble” incident.
The 26-year-old man reportedly had taken a rifle and fired a couple of shots into the home, according to a statement from the Novi Police Department.
The gunman then barricaded himself inside the home, police said, while other family members at the residence safely vacated the premises. Police said they tried to establish contact with the man but were unsuccessful.
The Novi Police Department activated the Southwest Oakland County Special Response Team. The team eventually was able to gain entry into the home and found the gunman deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the statement.
Novi police said that no others were injured.