16-month-old boy safely rescued after 55-hour standoff - Jun 2010
(CNN) -- The man who held a 16-month-old boy hostage and kept police at bay for 55 hours in Sacramento, California, was shot to death by SWAT team members, authorities confirmed early Saturday morning. "The child is fine," Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness told reporters.
Alvarez had been holding authorities at bay since Tuesday, when police tried to arrest him in connection with a series of armed robberies, the attempted murder of police officer and a possible connection to a homicide in the San Francisco Bay area, a police spokeswoman said.
Chow said Alvarez opened fire at one point on a robot SWAT teams tried to send in to get a visual on the situation. For the most part, she said, Alvarez avoided being seen, although from time to time he has been seen carrying the child, which prevented police from taking action.
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Good job on the part of the fuzz. Let it never be said that I only post negative police stories.