A man being evicted from his house shot a deputy and a locksmith and then locked himself inside and was later burned alive after police grenaded the house for an hour.
Police say a man shot a sheriff’s deputy and a locksmith when they tried to evict him from the his apartment which was being foreclosed on.
Police say the man then locked himself inside the house resulting in a standoff with police during which police flew flash grenades, tear gas and other concussive explosive devices into the apartment for over an hour in an attempt to force the man out.
The result of the chaos was a fire during the which the man was burned to death.
CNN reports:
Sheriff’s deputy, locksmith killed during eviction; body found in burned building
By the CNN Wire Staffupdated 8:58 PM EDT, Fri April 13, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: A locksmith helping in the eviction process was shot dead, police say
- NEW: An unidentified body was found inside the burned apartment building
- NEW: A police officer says authorities are not looking for any suspects in the case
- A sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot while trying to serve an eviction notice in Modesto
(CNN) — A locksmith hired to help in the process of evicting a California tenant was shot dead, along with the sheriff’s deputy serving the eviction notice, police said Friday.
In addition to the two men shot dead, a lone body has been found inside the charred ruins of the Modesto, California, apartment building, Modesto police Officer Chris Adams told CNN on Friday.
[…]The suspect locked himself into the home after the shootings, starting a standoff that lasted more than 10 hours.
After 10 p.m. local time Thursday, a fire erupted from the apartment and flames could be seen shooting from the roof.
The fire ignited after authorities threw flash grenades and tear gas into the apartment to try to flush the shooter out, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson told reporters.
Source:CNN
The Washington Post reports:
Police find body inside fire-gutted California home after standoff over deputy killing
The body of a man suspected of gunning down a deputy and a locksmith when they tried to serve eviction papers was discovered Friday in the rubble of an apartment that was gutted by fire during a standoff with authorities.
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Jonathon Mullinix, 20, a neighbor, said Ferrario was reserved and often kept to himself.
He had told Mullinix he worked for a private security company and had handguns, rifles and shotguns. Mullinix said Ferrario also had several security cameras in windows of his house.
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The Modesto Bee newspaper said the Ferrario property had fallen behind on payments on a $15,000 Bank of America mortgage taken out in 2003. The property owner also appears to have defaulted on $13,406 owed to the Whispering Woods Community Association.
The association foreclosed on the condo last year, followed by a bank foreclosure in December, the newspaper reported.
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After getting clearance from fire officials, federal firearms and explosives agents spent Friday afternoon searching the rubble for evidence in the case. Police spokesman Officer Chris Adams would not say if any weapons had been found.
The daylong standoff began Thursday morning after a man opened fire as authorities tried to serve the eviction notice.
At one point during the standoff, police broke the windows of the apartment with bean bag shots and fired flash-bang grenades and tear gas. Authorities evacuated nearby residents in the development of freestanding buildings, each divided into four apartments.
Around 9 p.m., six officers rushed toward the apartment, the Bee reported. Sharp bangs from concussive devices were heard for more than an hour, and officers used loudspeakers to communicate with the man to pick up the phone. No one came out.
As police shot the flash-bang grenades, they could see the apartment lights being turned on and off, confirming someone was inside, Adams said.
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Source: Washington Post