Man Taken Into Custody After Police Standoff Identified

The man who remained in a Hood River home for several hours before surrendering to police Thursday night has been identified.

Hood River Police Chief Neal Holste says 42-year-old Simeon Hill was taken to a medical facility after giving himself up following an hours-long standoff.

Police spokesman Don Cheli says Hill was not wounded or injured in the incident.

Holste says officers responded to a call from Hill’s father shortly after noon on Thursday, and he explained his son was a combat veteran with access to multiple firearms, and had fired a gun in his residence at 2510 Viento Lane shortly before police arrived.

When officers moved toward the residence, they reported hearing several more shots being fired from the residence over their head in the direction of nearby businesses.

Holste says nearby businesses and residences were evacuated.

After several hours of negotiating, at around 9:30 p.m. Hill emerged from the residence and surrendered.

Several firearms and ammunition were seized from the townhouse.

Holste says the case will be reviewed by the Hood River County District Attorney’s office for charges including unlawful use of a weapon, reckless endangering, and disorderly conduct.

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