A lengthy standoff in West St. Paul ended in a shootout between a suspect and police — and the suspect is dead after being shot by a South Metro SWAT officer.

The incident occurred on the 1200 block of Ottawa Avenue, with local residents told to stay inside until the standoff ended. After hours stretching from Thursday afternoon into the evening, the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 7:30 p.m.

West St. Paul Police Department said it was "assisting the St. Paul Police Department with a suspect barricaded in a residence." Police in St. Paul began searching for the man Thursday morning, and around 11 a.m. they located a motorcycle linked to the man on the 1200 block of Ottawa Avenue in West St. Paul.

Police surrounded the home while evacuating other people from the residence. Accord

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