Ferguson Police Standoff: Armed Suspect Barricaded Inside Home
Ferguson police are involved in a standoff with an armed suspect after the unidentified man allegedly shot his own brother. Both Ferguson police officers and St. Louis County law enforcement officers are now on the scene and positioned outside a duplex in the city.
The Ferguson shooting victim has been transported to a St. Louis area hospital and is in stable condition, according to breaking news reports. Tactical teams have converged upon the neighborhood and are cautiously taking position around the residence. Some Ferguson standoff breaking news reports claim protesters showed up on the shooting scene after word spread about the incident, but none are visible on the live streaming coverage of the standoff.
Photo: Police in standoff with suspect inside Ferguson, Mo., home – @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/M6go9hRTtD
— BreakinNewz (@BreakinNewz01) April 21, 2015
Ferguson Middle and January-Wabash Elementary schools have also reportedly been placed on lockdown due to their nearness to the police standoff with an armed suspect. Breaking news reports also indicate that the St. Louis County SWAT team is also dealing with a “person barricaded” in a St. John home near the intersection of Brown Road and Midland Street.
Police involved in standoffs in Ferguson and St. John #STL http://t.co/hIIabSzO7d
— joe millitzer (@jmillitzer) April 21, 2015
St. Charles Tactical team at standoff situation in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/R4Fn4TXmrE
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) April 21, 2015
Militarized police have arrived. Appears to be St. Charles County #ferguson pic.twitter.com/qlj6pFC5QS
— KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) April 21, 2015
The officers are telling residents they need to stay inside. Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/a03djskzkx
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 21, 2015
Man sitting his back yard crying. He saying they gone kill him. I’m hurt. Smh I hate this
The St. Charles SWAT Team has arrived. Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/YHl2uZ2Puj
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 21, 2015
Standoff in progress Ferguson pic.twitter.com/iTxuM8lFfj
— Search4Swag (@search4swag) April 21, 2015
Yup I’m watching you. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/zxW55KouvK
— The Subject (@rikrik__) April 21, 2015
#Ferguson police in ‘stand-off,’ rifles drawn, dogs deployed, ‘evacuating’ neaby homes, via @Search4Swag: pic.twitter.com/ODgwIW7a9c
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) April 21, 2015
Several emergency vehicles staged on nearby January Ave. Now Warfield Dr. blocked off too. #Ferguson standoff pic.twitter.com/dXMM4EkEJQ
— Rebecca Roberts (@RRobertsTV) April 21, 2015
LIVE Video from SkyFOX helicopter of #Ferguson and St. John Standoffs – http://t.co/wZAkI46xxZ pic.twitter.com/yXfxry3vCm
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) April 21, 2015
SWAT Team approaching, just came down January Ave. #Ferguson #Fergusonstandoff pic.twitter.com/29uh1P9gBh
— Rebecca Roberts (@RRobertsTV) April 21, 2015
DEVELOPING: Two standoffs in #Ferguson, large SWAT presence on site http://t.co/XiTSkunU7U (pic via – @joelcurrier) pic.twitter.com/49RA3Q2f0v
— RT America (@RT_America) April 21, 2015
Police are currently engaged in a standoff outside a home in Ferguson. http://t.co/c8vqYbz7Rz pic.twitter.com/vsrt1kmVE7
— KMOV (@KMOV) April 21, 2015
Guns drawn in #Ferguson standoff pic.twitter.com/q5oImHwAzW
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) April 21, 2015
RT @RE_invent_ED: More armored trucks pulling on January. This is the second round #ferguson pic.twitter.com/7AMrD9SHeX
— Train (@Train5829) April 21, 2015
Photo: St. Louis County police arrive at standoff in Ferguson, Mo. – @joelcurrier pic.twitter.com/UzKNY9NYSN
— JohnnyAngel Advocacy (@johnnyangel10) April 21, 2015