As we mentioned as natasha mentioned one of the suspects is in a standoff with police, now this is happening right now on brick mill road in middletown, delaware. That is where our david spunt joins us now. Is what the latest from your area. Reporter we are hearing the suspect will not surrender , Authorities Say they are exchanging gunfire, over the last several hours, and, gunshots, two hours ago, it has been quiet since then but authorities, they hope this comes to a peaceful resolution as they say this suspect will not surrender. Swat teams and Police Rushed to a subdivision in middletown , following reports that the suspect who allegedly shot a state trooper is inside of his home. The suspect has been firing shots at Police Officers, from the residents that he lives in , and is currently held up in the house. Reporter nearby Brick Mill Elementary School was on lock down, parents pick up their children to keep them away from the dangerous scene. I was terrified, still had my daught
Reporter kevin learner could in the believe what he was witnessing suspect firing several shots at a delaware state trooper, all playing out in the parking lot of this wawa in the 1600 block of pull as ski highway just afternoon. I was right here watching the shot, and you know, that is horrific. Reporter other two who work at strip mall were witnesses like brady, too shaken to she her face. I just cant concentrate right nowy saw him fall. It is something i didnt want to see, like, i saw him fall. Reporter witnesses say uniformed trooper had some kind of an exchange with two suspects in this burgundy car before the shots were fired. Police gathered evidence from an extensive amount of bullet casings, all of the while those used to coming to this wawa, cant seem to shake this image. I didnt know what to think , i actually thought to myself, five minutes earlier down this road i would have been in that wawa. So, it was just, there is no respect for Police Officers any more. This is certa
Tell us about what is going on with this search . Brandon, if you can hear us, pull that microphone up to you because we cant hear you through your phone. Okay. I was told we were on the phone. Okay. Well, here we go. So, anyway, media staging room for area. We have state police, we have the hospital over there and were a little more than a hundred yards down from brick mills farm elementary school. They just went through their lockdown. Theres a neighborhood on the other side of that where police were. We had some video that we got from a witness over in that neighborhood. We can show you some of that. Its very quick. It shows s. W. A. T. Running into a home, but we just talked to police. They told us that police have tracked down the suspect who is believed to be a part of that shooting. He was shooting at officers, several rounds, during a back and forth. But he will not leave the house. Hes barricaded in that house. Police are trying to figure out what the next step is we have. Tal
Now while activity here is rapping up, the investigation is just beginning. Reporting live in bear, aundrea clinethomas. And the man suspected of killing the trooper is now barricaded inside a neighborhood in middletown. S. W. A. T. Teams are outside that home where he is holed up. Nbc 10s Brandon Hudson is near that home right now. Brandon, youve been there for about two hours thou. What is happening with this standoff . Jim, we just saw about a line of paramedics leave this area, about 15 minutes ago. They were parked all the way down there. Well zoom in, give you a look at where state police, new castle, county police are stati stationed right by the elementary school. There is a helicopter also above the ground going through the neighborhood. Now, the latest from police is officers remain outside the home while the suspect is locked in his home with an unknown weapon. Here is video from the neighbor showing s. W. A. T. Running through a driveway in the brick mills farm development.
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