BARTLETT, Texas — Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a 9-1-1 call at around 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25 after reports that someone had been shot at a home in the 100 block of Davilla Street in Bartlett .

The suspect was identified as Richard Andrew Garcia, 38. The situation then escalated after reports of a hostage inside the house.

"Gas was deployed, and he finally left the house and was taken into custody," Bell County Sheriff's spokesperson Corey Powell said. "There was a female in the house, and she's being evaluated by EMS, but she was not injured."

After a preliminary search of the house, police determined there was no sign of a firearm and safely arrested Garcia.

Garcia's family claims he has a history of struggling with mental health and says he was acting strangely

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