Man with Gun situation
Man with Gun situation As I type this, there were two shots.. and the hostage negotiators have been pleading with a man "Eric" over the loudspeakers for 3 hr's time.
This is about 75 yds from my house
The Police called my house and said stay away from the windows, and stay indoors.
Stuck the Mod. 36 5-shot in my pocket in case.. one more shot just went off.
No more talking now...
This is about 75 yds from my house
The Police called my house and said stay away from the windows, and stay indoors.
Stuck the Mod. 36 5-shot in my pocket in case.. one more shot just went off.
No more talking now...
PEARL RIVER - Orangetown police and the county's special entry team surrounded a Highland Avenue house this evening after reports of an armed man barricaded inside.
The man possibly fired a weapon at a woman and locked himself into the house, police said.
The county's REACT team, was responding and meeting at the nearby Blue Hill Plaza parking lot.
REACT stands for Regional Entry and Counter-Terrorism team, a SWAT team of 26 officers from eight county police departments. They were trained by FBI specialists.
Orangetown Police Capt. Robert Zimmerman was coordinating the police response and couldn't comment.
The man possibly fired a weapon at a woman and locked himself into the house, police said.
The county's REACT team, was responding and meeting at the nearby Blue Hill Plaza parking lot.
REACT stands for Regional Entry and Counter-Terrorism team, a SWAT team of 26 officers from eight county police departments. They were trained by FBI specialists.
Orangetown Police Capt. Robert Zimmerman was coordinating the police response and couldn't comment.
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Pearl River man dies after shooting himself at his ex-girlfriend's house
By AKIKO MATSUDA
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: April 17, 2007)
PEARL RIVER - A four-hour drama that shook the quiet residential neighborhood off South Middletown Road ended when a man shot himself in the head in front of police officers who had tried to convince him to surrender.
About half an hour later, the man was pronounced dead at Nyack hospital, where he was taken by ambulance.
About 5:30 p.m. yesterday, Eric Alberts, in his 50s, of Pearl River, walked into his former girlfriend's house at 206 Highview Ave., holding a .357 magnum handgun, Orangetown Police Detective Lt. John McAndrew said.
Police said Alberts once had a relationship with the woman who lives there and had visited the house before.
But this time, he had a gun in his hand. After he and the woman had an argument, the woman called 911.
As she fled the house, Alberts fired the weapon, McAndrew said.
The woman was not injured, and Alberts barricaded himself inside the house.
Residents of neighboring houses were told to evacuate, as Orangetown police and the county's special entry team surrounded the house.
John Kiggins, 18, whose Gilbert Avenue home is near the scene, was one of the residents who were told by police to stay away.
"I pulled up the drive way and saw a police officer with his gun drawn hiding behind the tree," said Kiggins, who found out about the incident when he came home with his friend, Kevin Sheehan. "It's quite startling," Kiggins said.
About 8 p.m., a police negotiator started talking to Alberts with a speaker-microphone.
"Eric, we need to talk," the negotiator said. "I'm right here. Put your gun down. Everything is going to be OK."
Inside the house, Alberts was walking around the warmly lighted living room. Sometimes he opened a window, then closed it again.
McAndrew said he even came out the front door and posed to shoot himself, but went back into the house.
McAndrew said Alberts had been talking to an officer over a cell phone, but later, he stopped talking.
About 9:18 p.m., the sound of a gun shot echoed in the area.
"Eric, I need to know if you are OK," a negotiator said on the speaker-microphone. "I want to talk to you. I want you to call my cell phone."
McAndrew later said that Alberts fired the shot at the ceiling.
Around 9:50 p.m., Alberts once again came outside, put the gun to his head and shot himself in front of the officers.
He was taken to Nyack Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m., McAndrews said.
"I think he was at the end of his rope," McAndrew said. "He had been married and divorced and this relationship with the woman he came to see was over. She wanted nothing to do with him."
McAndrew said he believed Alberts wanted the officers to kill him.
"He wanted to end it with suicide by cops, and we didn't give him the satisfaction," McAndrew said.
McAndrew said when "push came to shove he came out and went on the front steps and shot himself in the head in front of the officers."
Orangetown police were arranging for a counselor to speak with the officers who witnessed Alberts shooting himself.
The county's REACT team, Clarkstown police, county Sheriffs Department, state police, Medic 21, Pearl River Fire Department and Ambulance all responded to the scene and assisted Orangetown police.
By AKIKO MATSUDA
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: April 17, 2007)
PEARL RIVER - A four-hour drama that shook the quiet residential neighborhood off South Middletown Road ended when a man shot himself in the head in front of police officers who had tried to convince him to surrender.
About half an hour later, the man was pronounced dead at Nyack hospital, where he was taken by ambulance.
About 5:30 p.m. yesterday, Eric Alberts, in his 50s, of Pearl River, walked into his former girlfriend's house at 206 Highview Ave., holding a .357 magnum handgun, Orangetown Police Detective Lt. John McAndrew said.
Police said Alberts once had a relationship with the woman who lives there and had visited the house before.
But this time, he had a gun in his hand. After he and the woman had an argument, the woman called 911.
As she fled the house, Alberts fired the weapon, McAndrew said.
The woman was not injured, and Alberts barricaded himself inside the house.
Residents of neighboring houses were told to evacuate, as Orangetown police and the county's special entry team surrounded the house.
John Kiggins, 18, whose Gilbert Avenue home is near the scene, was one of the residents who were told by police to stay away.
"I pulled up the drive way and saw a police officer with his gun drawn hiding behind the tree," said Kiggins, who found out about the incident when he came home with his friend, Kevin Sheehan. "It's quite startling," Kiggins said.
About 8 p.m., a police negotiator started talking to Alberts with a speaker-microphone.
"Eric, we need to talk," the negotiator said. "I'm right here. Put your gun down. Everything is going to be OK."
Inside the house, Alberts was walking around the warmly lighted living room. Sometimes he opened a window, then closed it again.
McAndrew said he even came out the front door and posed to shoot himself, but went back into the house.
McAndrew said Alberts had been talking to an officer over a cell phone, but later, he stopped talking.
About 9:18 p.m., the sound of a gun shot echoed in the area.
"Eric, I need to know if you are OK," a negotiator said on the speaker-microphone. "I want to talk to you. I want you to call my cell phone."
McAndrew later said that Alberts fired the shot at the ceiling.
Around 9:50 p.m., Alberts once again came outside, put the gun to his head and shot himself in front of the officers.
He was taken to Nyack Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m., McAndrews said.
"I think he was at the end of his rope," McAndrew said. "He had been married and divorced and this relationship with the woman he came to see was over. She wanted nothing to do with him."
McAndrew said he believed Alberts wanted the officers to kill him.
"He wanted to end it with suicide by cops, and we didn't give him the satisfaction," McAndrew said.
McAndrew said when "push came to shove he came out and went on the front steps and shot himself in the head in front of the officers."
Orangetown police were arranging for a counselor to speak with the officers who witnessed Alberts shooting himself.
The county's REACT team, Clarkstown police, county Sheriffs Department, state police, Medic 21, Pearl River Fire Department and Ambulance all responded to the scene and assisted Orangetown police.
SSU'S Vice Mod
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,391
Likes: 0
From: Hazard Co. Maryland
Apparently someone else (other than the VaTech incident) was over a women...when will people learn, it's just a women!?
I'm sure we'll find away to blame the guns on this one too...at least he spared us the trouble of a trial as well as killing anyone else.
I'm sure we'll find away to blame the guns on this one too...at least he spared us the trouble of a trial as well as killing anyone else.
Originally Posted by sb427f-car
Apparently someone else (other than the VaTech incident) was over a women...when will people learn, it's just a women!?
I'm sure we'll find away to blame the guns on this one too...at least he spared us the trouble of a trial as well as killing anyone else.
I'm sure we'll find away to blame the guns on this one too...at least he spared us the trouble of a trial as well as killing anyone else.
As for the gun thing, it can be said that more strict gun laws could've prevented the horrible VA Tech tragedy but then again more lenient ones could've put a firearm and a carry permit in the hands of one of the early victims and after killing this ******* animal first we might've seen only 5 innocent victims instead of 50.
SSU'S Vice Mod
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,391
Likes: 0
From: Hazard Co. Maryland
Originally Posted by craz28
****, people need to put the guns down and relax for god's sake
Originally Posted by sb427f-car
People need to take responsibility for their actions and take care of themselves, that's what needs to happen.
(especially with global warming and all lol)
Erik
12 Second Club
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,213
Likes: 1
From: Chesapeake va
funny how this happens and the first place he can think of going is LS1tech to give us all a play by play, what a family!! Well, hop ur all right man, im in VA and that crap with VA tech rocked this state like a friggin armaggedon earthquake, everyone, including me has a story of someone they know their. Ur not safe anywhere now, i mean damn, thats an Ivy League school! people around town have been driving with their headlights on all day in respect for the victims, it was on the radio.