Authorities in the South Bay said they arrested a man who was allegedly armed following an hours-long standoff at a home for veterans that began Wednesday night.

According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Veterans Housing Facility on Kirk Avenue in unincorporated San Jose shortly after 9 p.m.

Deputies said the incident began with a verbal argument, which escalated to a resident pointing a gun at a staff member before he barricaded himself inside a room. The staff member was able to escape and was not injured.

Members of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team and Crisis Negotiation Team responded and spent several hours using de-escalation techniques. After about five hours, the standoff ended when deputies deployed less-lethal projectiles, which led

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