FLEMINGTON – A four-hour standoff between law enforcement and a man wanted on an aggravated assault charge ended Friday evening with the suspect getting shot.

At about 2 p.m., the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office received a request for help from the U.S. Marshals Service to serve a warrant on a man in a home in the Tranquil South subdivision. According to Sheriff’s Office Maj. Bill Kirkendall, the man was wanted on an aggravated assault charge in Maryland.

Flash bang grenades were heard deployed around 6:15 p.m. and shots were fired shortly thereafter. Maj. Kirkendall said the suspect was hit but did not know his condition.

“We waited as long as we could,” Kirkendall said.

Kirkendall said law enforcement’s goal was to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion.

“When that failed, they had to take immediate action to protect citizens in the area,” he said.

Law enforcement officers went to the house, and the suspect was outside but he went back inside the home. Inside the house with the man was a child, and the suspect was the child’s uncle.

Kirkendall said the suspect refused all attempts at communication with law enforcement. He added the suspect and the child have a great relationship.

 The child was not harmed, Kirkendall said.

Authorities have not released the name of the person wanted on the warrant.

The special response teams from Savannah Police and McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office also were on hand, as was the Georgia State Patrol. There were no other injuries reported from the incident.

Residents of the neighborhood were advised to stay in place if they were home and to avoid the area if they were not at home.

“This is a quickly-evolving situation,” Kirkendall said, “and the investigation is still in its infancy.”