I-35 reopened after Schertz Police standoff on highway

Police cordon tape kali9/Getty Images/iStockphoto A man having a mental health crisis surrendered to police after an hours-long standoff on Interst...

March 29, 2023
3:02 AM

Police cordon tape kali9/Getty Images/iStockphoto A man having a mental health crisis surrendered to police after an hours-long standoff on Interstate 35 that required the highway to be closed early Saturday, March 25.  Schertz Police said in a statement that a man in a vehicle was threatening to harm himself with a firearm, prompting law enforcement to close the northbound and southbound lanes of I-35 as they negotiated the end to the standoff. Officials said the man shot a single round during the negotiations, but no injuries to the man, police or the community were reported.

Katy Barber