Suspect engages in standoff with Osceola County deputies, sheriff’s office says

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A man has been arrested after a standoff Saturday, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Investigators said the incident happened on Caloosa Street in Intercession City.

Suspect Xavier Carlisle was wanted for burglary and battery out of Volusia County.

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Deputies said they had gone to talk to Carlisle, who had refused to come out of a building and was making threats with a gun.

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The suspect fired two rounds, ran into a backyard shed, and fired another shot, deputies said.

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A SWAT team was called to the scene and was able to coax the suspect out of the shed with a less-lethal gas.

Carlisle was arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail.

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