Authorities: Standoff ends after man who fires at marshals surrenders

A standoff between a man who shot at U.S. marshals at a south-side hotel ended after he surrendered Friday night, authorities said.

The man was taken into custody after the more than five-hour incident at the Quality Inn & Suites Airport North, 5251 S. Julian Drive, said Deputy Ryan Inglett, a Pima County Sheriff's spokesman.

He did not appear to have injuries, and was being questioned by investigators, Inglett said. 

The incident began in the afternoon when marshals went to serve an arrest warrant at the hotel and were shot at by a man inside one of the rooms, said Chris de Rosa, a U.S. Marshals Service spokesman.

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The man then barricaded himself in a room, De Rosa said. De Rosa said he could not elaborate about what led to the arrest warrant. 

Rooms were evacuated and sheriff's deputies took over the scene as the county regional Special Weapons and Tactics team was called in to contain the situation, Inglett said.

Meanwhile, roads in the area of East Irvington Road and South Palo Verde Road, near Interstate 10, were closed. So were the ramps for Palo Verde Road at I-10. Traffic on the interstate was not affected, said Quentin Mehr, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman.

The roads were expected to re-open late Friday night, Inglett said.