photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence police officers enter a trailer park northwest of Johnny's Tavern, Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

A heavy police presence around a trailer lot in North Lawrence ended around 4 p.m. Tuesday with a reportedly suicidal man being transported to the hospital.

Police were called to the area after a man flagged down an officer and reported a suicidal man in the lot, said Lawrence Police Capt. Anthony Brixius. The man was said to be armed, which is why such a large number of police officers arrived on scene, he said.

In all, at least 14 police vehicles and one ambulance responded.

Residents of the trailer park were asked to evacuate the area, which is located behind Johnny’s Tavern, northwest of the intersect of North Second and Locust streets.

The man’s family members and friends who were asked to leave the trailer park stood in a nearby parking area; they said they had been there for hours while police were nearby.

Officers were unable to communicate with the man at first, Brixius said, but were eventually able to use a small robot to ensure he was not armed; they then entered the residence.

“A team of officers was able to go up and secure the individual,” he said.

The man was then transported by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Brixius said. He was unsure whether officers located a gun.

No injuries were reported during the incident, Brixius said.

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