Updated July 30, 11:30 a.m.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a standoff involving a SWAT team and a man experiencing a mental health crisis ended peacefully on Monday. The man was transported to a hospital for evaluation, and police say no criminal charges are expected.
The episode began around 7:31 a.m. near a Circle K gas station at a busy intersection in the SouthPark area, according to a tweet from CMPD.
By 9:21 a.m., CMPD tweeted that the intersection of Fairview Road and Sharon Road had been blocked off as a SWAT team worked to resolve "a situation" inside the gas station's convenience store.
In follow up tweets, police said a man experiencing a mental health crisis was inside the store alone, and SWAT negotiators were working to de-escalate the situation.
Police said they took the man into custody without injury at about 11:17 a.m., and took him to a hospital for evaluation.
The intersection reopened at about 11:30 a.m., police said. In a statement to WFAE, police said no criminal charges were expected in the case. Police did not release any information about the man's identity.
