An 88-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a weapons charge following a domestic disturbance and standoff in a Petaluma neighborhood over the weekend, police said.

Around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, officers were called to a home on Marian Way following reports of a man who armed himself with a firearm following a disturbance with family members. When police arrived, they learned that the person had gone into the backyard with the gun.

Officers then deployed a drone over the area. Police said the drone captured the man firing a single round while in the backyard.

The other occupants of the home were evacuated, police said, leaving the man alone. Following what was described as "several hours" of attempted negotiations, police entered the residence and took the man, identified as 88-year-old

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