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CPD: Man arrested after holding wife hostage, shooting at police during SWAT standoff in East Price Hill

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CINCINNATI — A man is in custody after firing shots at police in East Price Hill while barricading himself in a home with his wife, Cincinnati police said.

Police were called to a home on Drott Avenue around 7 p.m. Sunday.

Investigators said 39-year-old Paul Mitchell fired dozens of rounds at police after barricading himself inside the home with his wife.

Police negotiated with Mitchell to release his wife unharmed at some point during the standoff, investigators said. Mitchell surrendered to police around 1 a.m. Monday. He was taken into custody after more than seven hours inside the home.

Glenway Avenue was closed between Wells Street and Fairbanks Avenue during the incident.

Mitchell is facing 14 charges including felonious assault.

He will be in court Tuesday morning.

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