SWAT officers found a man dead in a home after trying to negotiate with him to keep him from injuring himself on Thursday, according to police
Authorities said the man, who was in his 60s, had been armed when the standoff started earlier Thursday at his home the Ortega Hills neighborhood.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office sent out an alert just before 8 p.m. about the activity at 8300 Windypine Lane.
Investigators said the man was the only one in the home at the time of the standoff.
Police said the surrounding homes had been evacuated.