Armed man surrenders after standoff with police
SEATTLE -- A armed, 27-year-old man surrendered peacefully after a standoff with Seattle police early Monday morning.
Officers got a 911 call around 4:30 a.m. from the suspect's mother, stating her son had come over to their home in the 10400 block of 57th Ave. S., demanding money from his father, said Det. Renee Witt with Seattle Police.
The man was armed with an ax and struck their front door several times, Witt said.
As police were responding, officers were notified the man had left with his father in a car and was now armed with a gun.
Officers found the father at 56th Ave. S. and S. Bangor Street. He told the officers his son showed a gun and told him to drive to the Safeway on Rainier Avenue and get $400 in cash, although no money actually changed hands.
The father then dropped his son off on S. Bangor Street where he walked to his grandparents' home in the 10700 block of 56th Ave. S., Witt said. Police believe the son was still armed with the gun at this point.
Officers surrounded the home and eventually convinced the man to surrender peacefully. No one was hurt.
Witt says the suspect’s grandparents denied knowing that the man was armed and declined to allow the officers to search their home for a weapon.
The suspect is a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history, and SPD SWAT has contacted him at the 56th Ave South location on a prior occasion, Witt said. He was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of Attempted Robbery and Unlawful Imprisonment.
Officers got a 911 call around 4:30 a.m. from the suspect's mother, stating her son had come over to their home in the 10400 block of 57th Ave. S., demanding money from his father, said Det. Renee Witt with Seattle Police.
The man was armed with an ax and struck their front door several times, Witt said.
As police were responding, officers were notified the man had left with his father in a car and was now armed with a gun.
Officers found the father at 56th Ave. S. and S. Bangor Street. He told the officers his son showed a gun and told him to drive to the Safeway on Rainier Avenue and get $400 in cash, although no money actually changed hands.
The father then dropped his son off on S. Bangor Street where he walked to his grandparents' home in the 10700 block of 56th Ave. S., Witt said. Police believe the son was still armed with the gun at this point.
Officers surrounded the home and eventually convinced the man to surrender peacefully. No one was hurt.
Witt says the suspect’s grandparents denied knowing that the man was armed and declined to allow the officers to search their home for a weapon.
The suspect is a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history, and SPD SWAT has contacted him at the 56th Ave South location on a prior occasion, Witt said. He was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of Attempted Robbery and Unlawful Imprisonment.
Strange story. Very happy nobody got hurt in this one for a change! Hope this guy can get the help he needs.
I'm confused by the grandparents. Is there bad blood between them and the parents? Why would they protect the kid like that?
Another failure of this generation - demanding to have things handed to them and throwing a temper tantrum when they don't get their way.  This type of behavior needs serious attention and immediate consequences.  The grandparents will be the next to suffer, when demands don't go the suspect's way.Â
Always the most dangerous kind of call to which officers need to respond. This one was a big question mark as it came over the scanner. What's worse was the language barrier when dealing with some non English speakers.
Better ban axes....
 @NW-Economist Please don't give anyone any ideas, they just might consider it!!
jus mo o' dat same South Seattle/Skyway BS....He and his uncle daddy drived around in dey hooptie cuz they hangs wit da same bro's.
He drove around with his father? I'm curious, was his father threatened into going, or did he go willingly? I know if one of my kids was so out of control that they were wielding weapons and wanting to hurt someone over money, I would not go along with it willingly. At least another family member had the where-with-all to call the police before anyone got hurt. Hopefully now he'll get the help he needs.
Sad. It sounds like he needed drug money. Pretty common for druggies to steal from their families. I have heard over and over from people who's kids have gotten into drugs, especially meth and heroin, that their son/daughter have stolen from them. The first time it's usually out of a purse, or a check. Then it often ends up violent like this.