At least 5 reportedly dead, including gunman, following standoff in Washington
At least five people are reportedly dead, including a gunman, following an armed standoff in Washington state, The Associated Press reports.
A SWAT team and other police units responded on Friday morning after a man called 911 and reported that he shot multiple people, according to the sheriff's office. He added that he shot four people and was holding a gun to his head, reported KOMO.
Law enforcement on scene said that it appeared the man possibly shot his wife and children. One child got away from the shooting.
Authorities negotiated with the suspect for roughly three hours before he walked out of the house and shot himself in front of officers. Deputies entered the home afterward and found the four victims who were shot to death.
As the negotiations were ongoing, a teenage girl was taken from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital and was reported to be alive and well. It is not immediately known if she was the one who escaped the shooting.