UPDATE: One person taken into custody after hours long standoff in Pleasant Prairie

UPDATE: One person taken into custody after hours long standoff in Pleasant Prairie
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Updated: 5:08 a.m. on December 18, 2018

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A 59-year-old Pleasant Prairie man is in custody after a three hour standoff with police Monday evening.

According to Pleasant Prairie Police, neighbors saw the man come out of his home near 85th and 48th Ave. with a weapon multiple times. He then went back inside.

Authorities set up around the home and eventually the man came out of the home. Police say he failed to follow police commands and was shot with a "less lethal impact round" and taken into custody.

No officers or other citizens were hurt.

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Updated 10:35 p.m. on December 17, 2018

UPDATE: KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Pleasant Prairie say the police operation in the 8500 block of 48th Avenue has ended peacefully.

One person has been taken into custody.

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department thanks everyone for their cooperation. 

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KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Pleasant Prairie Police are warning residents to avoid the area near 85th Street and 48th Avenue.

They say they are currently on scene conducting an investigation.

More information is expected shortly.

CBS 58 News has a crew headed to the scene and will bring updates as they become available. 

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