Lee County, Fla. -

“I had seen the ambulance and the police car coming," said Joanne Maul of North Fort Myers

One after another, Lee County Sheriff's deputies filed into the mobile home park of Laurel Estates. They wanted to bring peace back to a community after hours of fear and uncertainty resulting from a man that barricaded himself with a gun in his home.

"It's frightening, it’s just plain frightening," said Maul.

Sheriff's deputies received a phone call Saturday afternoon about a man pointing his gun at a neighbor after an argument in the North Fort Myers mobile home park. The man retreated back to his home, refused to cooperate with law enforcement, and left the sheriff's deputies with no other options than to bring in forces.

The SWAT team, K-9 Units, and Special Operations Negotiators were all on hand trying to get the 60 to 70-year-old-man who threatened to kill himself. At one point, a deputy and the subject confronted one another face to face, both holding a gun. Fortunately the two walked away without firing a shot. Joanne Maul a resident of the community for 17-years could not believe what she was seeing.

"We never had anything like this happen before," said Maul.

Neighbors tell WINK News that the man ran away from his home about a month ago. They also tell WINK News that they believed the man suffered from depression because his wife left him Friday.

"I hope everybody comes out safe," said Maul.

As night was beginning to fall, deputies stepped-up their tactics by using a bomb robot to assist. The subject shot at the robot, breaking the robot's lens, and then deputies subdued the man.

Sheriff's deputies tell WINK News the man was taken to the hospital to evaluate for a mental condition. They also tell WINK News the man did not take his medications for some time. Deputies say they may seek aggravated assault charges. Authorities tell us the man who was involved in the confrontation with the subject was not harmed.