The armed suspect in Worcester is in police custody Friday night after allegedly shooting two family members and then firing at officers during a 13-hour standoff.
The family members managed to get away and were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. None of the responding officers were struck, according to investigators.
Police were called to a home on Colby Avenue before 9 a.m. Friday. Lt. Sean Murtha said police believe a 21-year-old man shot his two relatives, one man and one woman. There was no immediate word on how they are related to the suspect.
When officers attempted to take the man into custody, he opened fire on them and ran back into the house, thankfully not striking any of them, according to Murtha.
After a days-long standoff, police sent a K9 into the home forcing the suspect out, and officers were able to apprehend the shooter shortly before 9:45 p.m.
Hostage negotiators and a mental health clinician were brought to the scene as officers worked to make contact with the suspected shooter.
The neighborhood was closed to the public and police asked everyone to avoid the area. Murtha said Worcester’s reverse 911 system was used to contact residents in the area.