WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A dramatic manhunt in Westfield on Tuesday afternoon ended with an arrest.

Westfield residents said they could breathe a sigh of relief after an arrest was announced.

One neighbor, Amber Stout, said a SWAT team searched around her home, both inside closets and in her backyard. “It’s an eerie feeling thinking that somebody could be in your house. My dog was there, all of our belongings, but I was very thankful that the cops were thorough and when that was finished I felt a lot better, more at ease.”

Police said it began with a traffic stop on 196th Street and U.S. 31. A perimeter was set from 191st to 196th streets, and from U.S. 31 to Flippins Road.

A video shared by neighbors showed the SWAT team, police and their canines canvasing the neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

Police said officers around 2 p.m. tried to pull a car over for a traffic violation that led to a chase. That chase led to a crash.

Police claimed the man exited the car and fired multiple shots at police, and then fled on foot.

Police later captured him.

Tom Fisher was home sick and witnessed case unfold. “Of course, like a good citizen, I went out in the backyard and watched the helicopter fly overhead and occasional police officers going through people’s yards. All of them were armed and geared up, and it was a few hours later when I heard what I thought was a shot and then got a message on a feed that he’d been captured.”

Neighbors tell News 8 the neighborhood is usually quiet, and they wanted to see a quick end to this.

No officers or residents were injured.

Lois Fisher has lived in the area for more than 20 years. “I never felt scared because I know the police officers were on it, and they would find them. I mean you’ve got a SWAT team and dogs, and you know they’d find him, and I did pray that it end peacefully, and I’m glad God answered that prayer.”

WISHTV.com began reporting about the manhunt just after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

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