CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A domestic violence incident led to a SWAT standoff at a Charlotte home early Saturday morning, police said.
A woman called police after she said her boyfriend, Keishaun Harper, 39, had a gun and assaulted her at a home on Mona Drive near Statesville Avenue around 12:37 a.m.
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Harper was charged with assault by strangulation, communicating threats, domestic violence protective order violation and assault with a deadly weapon. He was also served warrants that weren’t connected to this incident.
Police said once they arrived at the scene, Harper refused to come out and barricaded himself inside the home.
SWAT was called in, which led to a standoff that ended with Harper surrendering, according to officials.