A 12-hour standoff with an armed man in rural Jennings County came to an end Thursday afternoon when the suspect took his life, police report.

The incident began shortly after midnight Thursday when the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office responded to a rural residence on County Road 550W in western Jennings County after receiving reports Cory D. Jenkins, 38, was at the residence, according to a news release from Sgt. Stephen Wheeles.

Wheeles, public information officer with the Indiana State Police Versailles Post, said Jenkins was wanted on multiple felony warrants.

When police arrived on scene, Jenkins barricaded himself inside the residence, holding family members inside against their will while in possession of a firearm.

Officers requested additional assistance from the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana State Police. During the initial incident, Jenkins reportedly fired a gun inside the residence, although nobody was injured, Wheeles reported.

Troopers and deputies were eventually able to get three family members to safety after they climbed out of a window of the home. The fourth person inside the residence with Jenkins was later allowed to leave.

Additional resources, including two Indiana State Police SWAT teams, the Jennings County SWAT team, and negotiators responded to the scene. Over the next 12 hours, negotiators spoke to Jenkins in an attempt to have him leave the residence peacefully. He was observed holding a handgun multiple times during the incident.

The incident came to a conclusion shortly after noon Thursday when Jenkins took his own life, state police said.

Detectives with the Indiana State Police Versailles Post are conducting a death investigation.

County Road 550W and County Road 200S in the area were closed throughout the duration of the incident.

Police were assisted by personnel with Jennings County Emergency Medical Services, the Spencer Township Fire Department and Jennings County Coroner’s Office.