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ELKINS -- A welfare check on a male subject in the vicinity of Livingston Avenue turned into a dangerous situation for the Elkins Police Department Thursday afternoon.
A BOLO (be on the lookout) was issued by Upshur County law enforcement advising that someone matching the man's description had threatened suicide in the Buckhannon area and that his current whereabouts were unknown, according to a press release from the EPD.
Upon being approached by officers, the subject attempted to flee in a vehicle, driving in a reckless manner and damaging two EPD cruisers before being stopped near T-Mart on Davis Avenue in South Elkins, the release states.
When officers attempted to extract the subject from his vehicle, he produced a handgun, which he pointed at one officer, the release states. Officers used a Taser and baton strikes to subdue the subject.
After being restrained, the subject was transported by Randolph County EMS to the Davis Medical Center for evaluation.
One Elkins Police Department officer received minor injuries to his hand, the release states.
The name of the subject had not been released by the EPD by presstime.