Descriptions & Equivalents
- barricaded himself inside the building
- communicating with the suspect by phone
- distraught person threatening officers
- eight-hour standoff
- held a woman hostage for hours
- hostages rescued
- hostage situation
- locked down a nearby elementary school
- neighborhood sealed off
- police surrounded a home where the suspect might be hiding
- prompted road closures
- refused to comply
- residents asked to stay inside their homes
- situation escalating
- smoke bombs tossed in
- suspect shot and killed
- tear gas canisters thrown through the window
- ten hours of negotiations
- waiting the suspect out
