A potentially deadly situation ended peacefully Monday, after
Morgan Hill Police officers and the SWAT team spent six hours
outside the home of a 55-year-old Morgan Hill man who threatened to
kill police and himself.
Morgan Hill – A potentially deadly situation ended peacefully Monday, after Morgan Hill Police officers and the SWAT team spent six hours outside the home of a 55-year-old Morgan Hill man who threatened to kill police and himself.
Kevin Fifield surrendered from his east Morgan Hill home just after 5pm. Police searched Fifield for weapons, but found none. He was secured to stretcher and taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
The standoff began when Morgan Hill police were called by Fifield’s counselor. The counselor said Fifield was threatening to take his own life. After officers began to arrive at the home, Fifield allegedly told his counselor that he would shoot a police officer.
The SWAT team was deployed about three hours into the incident, when Fifield refused to continue negotiations.
Originally, his counselor was talking to him by phone and was in contact with officers on the scene.
The negotiations ceased, when Fifield refused to answer the phone.
