Police used negotiation tactics to end the threat at news station

When police are called to a scene of a person making a threat, the goal is obvious: End things peacefully without anyone getting hurt.

But what is the best way to get to that point?

"The number one thing we're hoping to achieve, when talking to someone, is develop a repour. We just want to talk with someone who is in crisis and struggling," Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Captain Rafael Diaz said.

Diaz is Captain of the Criminal Investigative Division and Team Commander for the SWAT Negotiation Unit.

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