Raleigh apartments evacuated as hours-long standoff with police continues
>> BREAKING NEWS FROM WRAL
COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> AND WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS
THIS HOUR. A 9 HOUR STANDOFF
HAS TURNED INTO A SHOOTING
INVOLVING OFFICERS AT A RALEIGH
APARTMENT COMPLEX. THANKS FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT. I'M ASHLEY
ROLE AND I'M DAN HAGGERTY IN
THE LAST 30 MINUTES,
INVESTIGATORS TOLD WRAL THAT
THE MAN WHO BARRICADED HIMSELF
INSIDE ALL DAY.
>> HE'S NOW AT THE HOSPITAL
WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. WRAL'S
AARON THOMAS IS LIVE AT THE
COMPLEX. THIS IS ON.
>> WATER OAK DRIVE WHERE
NEIGHBORS WERE EVACUATED AS ALL
THIS PLAYED OUT, THEY ARE
ALLOWED BACK INTO NIGHT WHICH
I'M SURE THEY'RE HAPPY ABOUT.
BUT A DRAMATIC ENDING TONIGHT
ERRANT.
>> YES, ALL A PROCESS THAN A
FACT HOMES THAT WERE INITIALLY
BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE OF THE
OAKS APARTMENT, ALTHOUGH THEY
HAVE NOW BEEN REMOVED AND WE'RE
SEEING PEOPLE GO INSIDE.
THE STORE ALSO REMAINS AN
ACTIVE SCENE TO SOLVE A
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY VEHICLES THAT
CONTINUE TO COME INSIDE IS ALSO
WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MOBILE
COMMAND UNIT FOR THESE DEPUTIES
TO WORK OUT A PLEA. WANT TO GET
YOU CAUGHT UP TO SPEED ON
WHAT'S NEW AT THIS HOUR.
WE'RE STILL WORKING TO LEARN
THE NAME OF THE MAN IS ACCUSED
OF PUMPING THE SITUATION AND
THE FIRST PLACE IS ALL STARTED
AS DEPUTIES THAT WERE TRYING TO
SERVE AN EVICTION NOTICE AND
THEN PROMPTED A STANDOFF
SITUATION ON THE SIDE OF
FLASHING LIGHTS, A SIREN
BLARES. IT'S BEEN A SCARY
SITUATION FOR MANY NEIGHBORS
OUT HERE. THERE'S ALSO
FRUSTRATION FROM THEM NOT BEING
ABLE TO ENTER THEIR HOME FOR
HOURS. THEY WERE NANCY, WHEN
GET A RESIDENT OF 15 YEARS IS
THAT SHE'S GOING ELSEWHERE AS
LONG AS THE SCENE REMAINS
ACTIVE
>> WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE
MEANTIME? IN THE MEANTIME, IN
BETWEEN TIME?
I GO TO MY SON'S HOUSE. YEAH, I
GOT MY DOGS IN THE HOUSE I JUST
GOT TO EXCEPT INSANE.
>> KEEP IT MOVING. LIKE THEY
SAY.
>> SO AT THIS HOUR, THE STILL
REMAINS AN ACTIVE SCENE.
WE ARE EXPECTING THE STATE
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATORS TO
RESPOND TO THE SCENE, WHICH IS
STANDARD PROTOCOL ANY TIME A
DEPUTY AND OFFICER FIRES THEIR
WEAPON ON OUR LATE NEWS AT 10
REP, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DIVING
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER ABOUT THIS
FIRST RESPONDERS YOU SEE HERE.
THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR HOURS,
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TRAINING
THEY HAVE TO WITHSTAND SOME