Upon driving home after work today, the road in my sub-division just down from my house was all but blocked off. Must have been a dozen cop cars, rescue squads, and 3 news cameras set up in the road with their mobile broadcasting truck and big antenna. Didn't think I was going to be able to get through, but one plainclothes policeman packing heat came out to talk to me.
I asked him if it would be possible for me to get to my house which was about 4 blocks from there, and he said I could try. He added that if the street I wanted was blocked off I'd have to come back owing to what was going on. It looked serious enough that I didn't ask what was happening.
Managed to get home OK, and the next door neighbour was out in his yard so went over to ask him what was happening as he always seems to know about neighbourhood issues.
He laughed and said there were like 200 cops around including SWAT teams, and snipers in trees. Apparently there had been a domestic incident last night and it escalated this morning. Some guy has barricaded himself in his house with guns and is threatening to shoot and kill anyone who comes close!
Sounds like the woman there got out and the cops are trying to get him to surrender, but he's not budging. So it looks like there may be an exchange of gunfire if they don't calm him down. Don't know if drugs are involved but he sounds crazy.
The neighbour said he went partway down there and saw snipers up in trees with long guns. He also said they cut off the telephones, cable TV service and internet there so the guy would have no way of knowing what was taking place as far as the media was concerned, and that the cops wanted direct telephone access to him. In fact the neighbour said that he had no TV or wifi service and didn't think I would either. But I do have internet since it's not wifi and my TV works, so the cutoff must be down from my location.
Right now I have on channel 5, the station that's on the scene but have yet to get a report on this. So I guess right now it's a waiting game.
Frankly, having 200 cops on the scene, SWAT teams, and snipers seems like way overkill for this but what do I know!
I'll report back later with any developments.
Cheers,
RR
I asked him if it would be possible for me to get to my house which was about 4 blocks from there, and he said I could try. He added that if the street I wanted was blocked off I'd have to come back owing to what was going on. It looked serious enough that I didn't ask what was happening.
Managed to get home OK, and the next door neighbour was out in his yard so went over to ask him what was happening as he always seems to know about neighbourhood issues.
He laughed and said there were like 200 cops around including SWAT teams, and snipers in trees. Apparently there had been a domestic incident last night and it escalated this morning. Some guy has barricaded himself in his house with guns and is threatening to shoot and kill anyone who comes close!
Sounds like the woman there got out and the cops are trying to get him to surrender, but he's not budging. So it looks like there may be an exchange of gunfire if they don't calm him down. Don't know if drugs are involved but he sounds crazy.
The neighbour said he went partway down there and saw snipers up in trees with long guns. He also said they cut off the telephones, cable TV service and internet there so the guy would have no way of knowing what was taking place as far as the media was concerned, and that the cops wanted direct telephone access to him. In fact the neighbour said that he had no TV or wifi service and didn't think I would either. But I do have internet since it's not wifi and my TV works, so the cutoff must be down from my location.
Right now I have on channel 5, the station that's on the scene but have yet to get a report on this. So I guess right now it's a waiting game.
Frankly, having 200 cops on the scene, SWAT teams, and snipers seems like way overkill for this but what do I know!
I'll report back later with any developments.
Cheers,
RR
