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Search Result: Standoffs

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Video: Colo. Knife Standoff Ends Peacefully

April 15, 2013
A burglary suspect surrendered peacefully Saturday, after a standoff with Denver Police officers in which the man held a knife to his own neck.

Standoff with Knife-Wielding Man

April 15, 2013

A burglary suspect surrendered peacefully Saturday, after a standoff with Denver Police officers in which the man held a knife to his own neck. Warning: video contains graphic images. Read the full story here.

Suicidal C.O. Rushed Texas SWAT Cops with Rifle

March 5, 2013
San Antonio Police SWAT officers shot and killed an armed Bexar County corrections officer following a four-hour stand-off broadcast live by a local news outlet.

Police: Dorner Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot

February 15, 2013
In the end, Chris Dorner fell blessedly short of his stated goals. His weeklong stint as America's most wanted fugitive ended in a shootout with police, and then what officials said was a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

Neb. Man Used Son As Shield In Fatal OIS

January 3, 2013
Omaha (Neb.) Police officers fatally shot a 31-year-old man who used one of his 3-year-old twins as a shield while pointing a shotgun at responding officers.

Naked Man with Sword and Rifle Told Calif. Cops To 'Kill Me'

January 2, 2013
San Jose Police on New Year's Day averted a potential lethal situation by safely arresting a mentally disturbed, naked man armed with a samurai-like sword and a loaded assault rifle.

LAPD SWAT Rescues Children After 10-Hour Standoff

December 12, 2012
Los Angeles police have shot and killed a man they say held his two children hostage for 10 hours in a Baldwin Hills home.

Baltimore Man Live-Streams Standoff with Officers

December 4, 2012
As heavily armed Baltimore Police tactical officers massed outside his North Baltimore home Saturday night, Frank James MacArthur streamed his hours-long telephone conversation with police negotiator Lt. Jason Yerg live over the Internet.

Video: Bank Robbery Suspect Shot, Killed on Live TV

November 12, 2012
A bank robbery suspect led Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in a high-speed pursuit Friday that ended with a deadly shootout on a Lancaster cul-de-sac.

Fatal Shootout in Los Angeles County

November 12, 2012

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies fatally shot a bank robbery suspect on Friday, after cornering his vehicle in a cul-de-sac in Lancaster following a high-speed pursuit. Read the full story here.

Man Shot After 5-Hour Standoff In Fort Worth

October 30, 2012
A man who had threatened his family and pointed a weapon at responding officers was shot by a Fort Worth Police Department SWAT operator after a five-hour standoff.

Kansas Man Shoots Officer in Face, Then Kills Self

October 2, 2012
A 19-year-old man who shot at Salina, Kan., police officers Thursday evening, hitting one in the face, may have been dead for much of the six-hour standoff that followed.

Calif. Man Fatally Shot After Promising To 'Kill Or Be Killed'

August 21, 2012
An Orange County, Calif., man was fatally shot by SWAT officers from Placentia and Brea late Monday, after he pointed a double-barrel shotgun at officers during a standoff.

Wash. 'Sovereigns' Arrested After SWAT Standoff

August 10, 2012
Spokane County (Wash.) Sheriff's SWAT officers arrested two sovereign citizens who refused to exit their truck after a nearly three-hour standoff in Otis Orchards on Wednesday.

Texas Deputy Killed, Suspect In Custody After Stand-off

August 2, 2012
The man who allegedly shot a Reagan County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy and barricaded himself in his home was taken into custody Thursday, after SWAT officers entered the rear of the residence.

Two of Three Shot Fla. Cops Leave Hospital

September 24, 2011
Two of the three Lake City (Fla.) Police officers who were shot by a suicidal man, which triggered a lengthy standoff at a home, have been released from the hospital.

Fatal Shooting Leads to Standoff In Ga.

August 23, 2011
A SWAT standoff in south DeKalb County, Ga., came to an end early Tuesday, when officers took three people into custody for questioning in connection to a Monday evening murder.

Calif. Cop Killed at Stop Sign, Suspect Killed In Gunfight

August 7, 2011
San Diego (Calif.) Police Officer Jeremy Henwood has succumbed to injuries suffered when a suspect pulled up alongside his car, rolled down the passenger-side window, and fired a shotgun at the officer.

Calif. Standoff Ends After 7 Hours with 2 Dead

July 7, 2011
A father and son were found dead inside a Watsonville, Calif., home early Thursday, after a seven-hour stand-off involving about 40 law enforcement officers from municipal and county agencies.

Shirtless Man Arrested After Rooftop Standoff

May 3, 2011
Investigators said Pool appeared to be under the influence of drugs, possibly methamphetamine. Pool yelled obscenities at officers and attempted to push away a ladder officers used to reach him.
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