Man, armed with gun, threatened to kill himself
HUNTINGTON -- Police now have the robbery suspect in custody after a standoff on Huntington's East End Tuesday Night.
Zachary Melba of Huntington allegedly robbed a CVS Pharmacy on 29th Street led police on a chase to a nearby parking lot and threatened to kill himself.
Authorities, including a SWAT team blocked off the area around 29th Street from 5th Avenue to 8th Avenue for more than 90 minutes.
Melba allegedly robbed the pharmacy around 9:15 p.m. and escaped with an unknown amount of oxycontin. He then drove to a parking lot at Spurlock's Warehouse, where he told police he was going to kill himself.
No one was injured in the standoff.
Authorities took Melba out on a stretcher and will be taken to a hospital for observation. Police believe that he took some of the oxycontin and will be observed overnight and later arrested.
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