Yesterday, three police officers in Cedar Park, Texas, were shot while responding to a call at a home.
The officers, two of which went home Sunday night and one having had surgery on Monday morning, were responding to a 3:10 pm call from a woman who said her son had kicked a door in and was acting aggressively. The man barricaded himself inside the home, holding three family members (his mother, sister, and brother) hostage after the shooting.
The Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, SWAT, Round Rock police, Leander police, and Williamson County’s sheriff responded to the incident, said Cedar Park Police Chief Mike Harmon.
The man remained in the home throughout the night as negotiators contacted him via direct phone line in attempts to get him to release the hostages. A helicopter circled above and dozens of emergency vehicles lined the streets.
The man released his brother, sister, and a small dog at around 8 am on Monday and his mother later that morning. By 9 am, the standoff had ended and the man had peacefully surrendered to the police after over 16 hours. Harmon said that the mother played a large role in getting her son to release his siblings and that officials were “counting on her help to get her son to exit the house and surrender peacefully.”
Harmon stated that the police had a history at the residence, but did not provide details.
“There are some mental health issues,” Harmon declared, and the officers want to “get this person the help they need.”
