Zeldman
Touchdown! Greaser!
...sort of.
I live in a rural area with the nearest house about 150 yards away.
About 0830 this morning I heard two gunshots from the house. Something I had heard before so I wasn't too concerned. I had called the Sheriffs department before on gunshots from the house, and the only thing I had seen in response was a high speed drive by, by a deputy.
About 30 minutes later I see state troopers on the road and around the house. I turn on my scanner to listen in, and see snipers scaling the fence to get into position across the road from the house.
Seems like the boyfriend of one of the daughters was upset about something.
I wanted to move my car in case some serious shooting started, but since that would put me closer to the house and in clear view, I decided to wait a little longer.
All the chatter on the scanner was about the suspect is texting mom and brother saying how sorry it came to this and how sorry he was for causing so much trouble. It was sounding to me as if he was planning suicide by cop.
After a couple hours, my wife and I are out on the front porch, opposite side of the trouble area, when 6 more gunshots went off. My wife went back in the house at the speed of sound. I listened to the scanner and it was dead quiet.
After a view minutes a sniper reported the suspect had shot out of the house into the ground.
More chatter on the scanner as they are setting up to use gas. Seems not all of the troopers had mask available, so instead someone suggested getting pizza.
All this time the road to town is blocked, both ways, meaning we can't go into town, or if we did we would not be able to get home, so we decided to have lunch.
As we sit listening to the scanner, one more shot. I told my wife that was from the shooter and that might mean he decided to end it.
The scanner came alive with a spotter saying the suspect was shouting something from the window. I told my wife that the shooter just may have killed the girlfriend.
Then more chatter, the girlfriend had texted mom saying she is not being held as a hostage.
About another hour, spotter announces that the suspect is at the front door, opened the door and was shouting again. The view to the front door is blocked by cedar bushes, so I could not see anything, but a minute later the radio says the suspect is in custody.
Now the girl won't come out, They get the mom to text her that they will use tear gas, and she replies that she is pregnant. A call from the CP says even if she is pregnant to hand cuff her.
A couple minutes later she is in custody.
So now we are sitting here watching all the alphabet cops going in and out of the house. It does not appear that anyone was injured.
Well that is how I spent my Saturday morning.
I live in a rural area with the nearest house about 150 yards away.
About 0830 this morning I heard two gunshots from the house. Something I had heard before so I wasn't too concerned. I had called the Sheriffs department before on gunshots from the house, and the only thing I had seen in response was a high speed drive by, by a deputy.
About 30 minutes later I see state troopers on the road and around the house. I turn on my scanner to listen in, and see snipers scaling the fence to get into position across the road from the house.
Seems like the boyfriend of one of the daughters was upset about something.
I wanted to move my car in case some serious shooting started, but since that would put me closer to the house and in clear view, I decided to wait a little longer.
All the chatter on the scanner was about the suspect is texting mom and brother saying how sorry it came to this and how sorry he was for causing so much trouble. It was sounding to me as if he was planning suicide by cop.
After a couple hours, my wife and I are out on the front porch, opposite side of the trouble area, when 6 more gunshots went off. My wife went back in the house at the speed of sound. I listened to the scanner and it was dead quiet.
After a view minutes a sniper reported the suspect had shot out of the house into the ground.
More chatter on the scanner as they are setting up to use gas. Seems not all of the troopers had mask available, so instead someone suggested getting pizza.
All this time the road to town is blocked, both ways, meaning we can't go into town, or if we did we would not be able to get home, so we decided to have lunch.
As we sit listening to the scanner, one more shot. I told my wife that was from the shooter and that might mean he decided to end it.
The scanner came alive with a spotter saying the suspect was shouting something from the window. I told my wife that the shooter just may have killed the girlfriend.
Then more chatter, the girlfriend had texted mom saying she is not being held as a hostage.
About another hour, spotter announces that the suspect is at the front door, opened the door and was shouting again. The view to the front door is blocked by cedar bushes, so I could not see anything, but a minute later the radio says the suspect is in custody.
Now the girl won't come out, They get the mom to text her that they will use tear gas, and she replies that she is pregnant. A call from the CP says even if she is pregnant to hand cuff her.
A couple minutes later she is in custody.
So now we are sitting here watching all the alphabet cops going in and out of the house. It does not appear that anyone was injured.
Well that is how I spent my Saturday morning.
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