Washington man killed in shootout after standoff [View all]
Source: Houston Chronicle
Washington man killed in shootout after standoff
| March 28, 2013 | Updated: March 28, 2013 3:52pm
HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — A 20-hour standoff between police in a Washington coastal town and a man who wounded an officer trying to arrest him on a warrant ended Thursday when the suspect died in a gunbattle with a SWAT team as his house went up in flames.
The armed man had a gas mask and a ballistic helmet, indicating he had prepared for a confrontation, Hoquiam Sgt. Brian Dayton said.
The question is why.
"We have no idea what made the guy take it to such an extreme level," Dayton said. "No reason as to why it escalated."
The 49-year-old man and his 53-year-old wife, whose names were not released, were wanted on arrest warrants out of Sacramento, Calif., for fraud, Dayton said.
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