An Allerton Hill resident who threatened self-harm with a gun prompted a multi-agency response and a warning to neighbors to “shelter in place” on Monday morning. Hull Police reported that the incident ended after about 45 minutes without injury.

Chief John Dunn said in a statement that police officers “successfully de-escalated a potentially dangerous situation” at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 2 after getting a report that a person refused to come out of their house on Beacon Road and made threats about guns in the home.

A “reverse-911” call advised residents to shelter in place while police officers maintained a dialogue with the person and convinced them to come out of the house and seek treatment.

Dunn said the resident, who has not been identified and has not been charged with a crime, legally owns firearms, but did not remove any guns from a safe during the incident. Hull Police have taken possession of all guns in the house. The Hull Fire Department brought the person to the hospital.

"Our society calls upon police officers who need to be prepared to respond to any emergency situation, and thanks to the compassion, training and experience of our Hull Police officers, a potentially volatile situation was resolved, and our officers were able to facilitate the rendering of aid to a resident," Dunn said.

Norwell, Hingham, Cohasset and Scituate police departments who responded to the scene to assist on the call.