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Cops Tear Down House to Get Suspect
Officers said shots were fired from a residence as the canine handler responded to a domestic dispute callMonday, Apr 4, 2011 | Updated 1:25 PM
By Jonathan Lloyd and Olsen Ebright
Forget battering rams. Police are using a construction crane to rip apart a home in Sylmar to reach a suspected gunman.
The building's destruction began late Monday morning when officers used the crane to smash a window and deploy tear gas and later "hot gas."
In response, the suspect fired shots from the residence, prompting police to return fire. No officers were hit, and it was unclear if the suspect was wounded, said LAPD Lt. Andy Neiman.
The structural damage was escalated around noon as police used the crane to rip apart walls in the back of the home. Aerial video showed the majority of the second floor exposed, as well as at least one room on the first floor.
The suspect was holed up in the residence after allegedly shooting LAPD canine handler Steve Jenkins.
Condition The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 50s. Police made numerous unsuccessful attempts to make contact with him, Neiman said.
Officer Recovering at Hospital
Jenkins is in critical but stable condition and expected to survive, said a trauma surgeon.
The 22-year veteran of the force was shot about 2:15 a.m. Monday in the 13600 block of Dronfield Avenue in Sylmar while responding to a domestic dispute report, said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
Late Monday morning, trauma surgeon Bradley Roth said Jenkins is stable and sedated. The officer has two breathing tubes in his chest to help drain blood. Jenkins was shot in the face and the left clavicle.
Roth said the patient is expected to survive; however, the surgeon could not speculate on any complications that may arise as a result of the injuries.
Jenkins has a wife and son who are both LAPD officers, Beck said.
Copyright City News Service / NBC Los Angeles
Officers said shots were fired from a residence as the canine handler responded to a domestic dispute callMonday, Apr 4, 2011 | Updated 1:25 PM
By Jonathan Lloyd and Olsen Ebright
Forget battering rams. Police are using a construction crane to rip apart a home in Sylmar to reach a suspected gunman.
The building's destruction began late Monday morning when officers used the crane to smash a window and deploy tear gas and later "hot gas."
In response, the suspect fired shots from the residence, prompting police to return fire. No officers were hit, and it was unclear if the suspect was wounded, said LAPD Lt. Andy Neiman.
The structural damage was escalated around noon as police used the crane to rip apart walls in the back of the home. Aerial video showed the majority of the second floor exposed, as well as at least one room on the first floor.
The suspect was holed up in the residence after allegedly shooting LAPD canine handler Steve Jenkins.
Condition The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 50s. Police made numerous unsuccessful attempts to make contact with him, Neiman said.
Officer Recovering at Hospital
Jenkins is in critical but stable condition and expected to survive, said a trauma surgeon.
The 22-year veteran of the force was shot about 2:15 a.m. Monday in the 13600 block of Dronfield Avenue in Sylmar while responding to a domestic dispute report, said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
Late Monday morning, trauma surgeon Bradley Roth said Jenkins is stable and sedated. The officer has two breathing tubes in his chest to help drain blood. Jenkins was shot in the face and the left clavicle.
Roth said the patient is expected to survive; however, the surgeon could not speculate on any complications that may arise as a result of the injuries.
Jenkins has a wife and son who are both LAPD officers, Beck said.
Copyright City News Service / NBC Los Angeles
Over the top, or resonable way to deny a gunman cover?
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