By Tiffany Griffith @ September 20, 2009 10:46 PM Permalink | Comments (0)
A man is killed after an hours' long standoff with the Jacksonville SWAT Team.
JSO Chief Rick Graham says the suspect, 31-year-old Christopher Reynoso was a veteran with an arsenal of high-powered rifles. He also had a history of violent behavior towards his wife.
Early Sunday morning, Jacksonville Police were called to his home at the Spinnaker Reach Apartments after a night of drinking and socializing reportedly lead to him injuring his wife. The wife and some other friends and family members were able to escape the apartment with two other young children before calling police for help.
Jacksonville Police say they attempted to end things peacefully when they arrived, but Reynoso kept telling them things would not end well. SWAT Team members then went door-to-door and evacuated a portion of the complex.
Sometime, around 11am, several rounds of tear gas were fired into the upstairs apartment and a gunshot was heard being fired from inside of the apartment. Officers then say Reynoso was then seen aiming a high-powered rifle during the stand-off. Graham says Detective J.R. Moore took defensive action and fired the single shot that killed Reynoso.
Reynoso's wife has minor injuries, and no other major injuries were reported. The SWAT standoff ended over six hours later and people were allowed back into their homes.
Moore is now on administrative leave as JSO investigates the shooting and stand-off.
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