LEWISTON — Police said the case is closed and no charges are expected following a police standoff that ended in suicide earlier this month.

Daniel Bussiere, 49, fatally shot himself with a hunting rifle shortly after midnight on Sept. 3 after he holed up in his first-floor apartment at 163 Holland St. for more than 20 hours. Evacuated buildings in the area left throngs milling around the streets for hours.

A statement from his neighbor, Justin Lord, 21, of 2 Towle St., prompted police to secure a warrant for Bussiere’s arrest that day. Lord told police that Bussiere had threatened him with a handgun that morning. Police never found a handgun and kept the case open while investigating the truthfulness of Lord’s statement.

Police again interviewed Lord, who stood by his statement, police said Friday. There was no evidence and were no witnesses that contradicted his statement, police said.

A property manager at Bussiere’s apartment building told the Sun Journal last week that police were notified that Lord had entered Bussiere’s apartment a day after the standoff. A painter apparently heard Lord talk about what he saw inside the apartment. The manger said Lord told tenants he took a bandanna from Bussiere’s truck as a souvenir.

A day before the standoff, Lord’s brother Sidney, 19, told police Bussiere had threatened him with a handgun while he was in his truck. Police searched Bussiere’s truck and found no handgun, but issued a summons on a charge of possession of marijuana.

Two days before the standoff, Bussiere was involved in an argument with the brothers’ mother, Deborah Brown. He was cited for disorderly conduct.

Lt. Mark Cornelio said the case might be reopened if new information warrants it.