A nine-hour SWAT team standoff in Spokane Valley early Saturday ended with the arrest of a 31-year-old domestic violence suspect.

Justin D. Chance surrendered after SWAT members pumped tear gas into the 3500 block of North Ely Road, where officers were called to late Friday on a domestic violence report, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.

The SWAT team arrived after Chance barricaded himself inside the home and threatened to shoot officers if they tried to enter. A robot was used to establish radio contact with him inside the home.

"The Sheriff's Office specialty units train together on a regular basis for events such as this one.," according to a news release from sheriff's spokesman Deputy Craig Chamberlin. "These situations require a combined effort with these units to ensure the safety of the officers, citizens of Spokane County and people directly involved with the incident."

Chance remains jailed on charges of second-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment.

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