Incident at State Capitol Ends Safely, Police Say

Man charged with terrorizing after North Dakota Capitol lockdown

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. BISMARCK — A former state employee accused of triggering a lockdown at the North Dakota Capitol on Monday after telling 911 dispatchers that he was armed and intended to kill himself has been charged with felony terrorizing. Joseph Pratt, 29, of Bismarck, faces one count in…

UPDATE: Armed suicidal incident on North Dakota State Capitol grounds ends safely

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A tense situation involving an armed suicidal male on the state capitol grounds in Bismarck has ended safely according to North Dakota Highway Patrol. Law enforcement responded to the capitol grounds around 2 p.m. They say the man was armed with a pistol and made no threats to the public, only toward himself. People in the...

North Dakota capitol under shelter-in-place

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota capitol has been placed on a shelter-in-place order by the Highway Patrol because of an armed suicidal person. Law enforcement responded around 2:00 PM on Monday, April 20 and secured a perimeter. Authorities say the person hasn’t made any threats to the public. Highway Patrol hasn’t given a specific area the person is in saying only that they’re on the capitol grounds.

North Dakota Capitol sheltering in place

BISMARCK — A suicidal person armed with a pistol prompted a shelter-in-place order at the North Dakota Capitol on Monday afternoon. The North Dakota Highway Patrol responded about 2 p.m. to a report of an armed person on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck. Multiple agencies, including the Bismarck Police Department, were on scene. Authorities established a secure perimeter and were working toward a safe and peaceful resolution, the Highway Patrol s…

Incident at State Capitol ends safely, police say

The incident has ended safely, the North Dakota Highway Patrol says.

UPDATED: Incident ends at North Dakota Capitol, ending lockdown

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. BISMARCK — A suicidal person armed with a pistol prompted a shelter-in-place order at the North Dakota Capitol on Monday afternoon, April 20. The incident ended "safely" at 5:55 p.m., and the man was taken into custody, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said in a release late…