SWAT Officer Ends Hours-Long Standoff By Singing ‘White Christmas’ To Suspect – IOTW Report

SWAT Officer Ends Hours-Long Standoff By Singing ‘White Christmas’ To Suspect

He must have had a marvelous voice.

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A Christmas day barricade situation ended in an unusual manner after the East Vincent Township SWAT team used a different tactic — singing a Christmas carol. The incident began when family members called police to the home of 34-year-old Nathaniel Lewis, a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Authorities say Lewis was behaving erratically due to separating from his wife. When police arrived, they found out that Lewis had a gun and the SWAT team was called in to help diffuse the situation.

An hours-long standoff ensued with Lewis firing at police officers from a second-story bedroom. Bullets struck the sides of an armored police vehicle, a civilian’s vehicle, and a nearby home.

“We were putting our kids to bed around 9 and heard what we thought was a firework,” said neighbor Megan Flynn.

Megan and Matthew Flynn said a SWAT team rushed them and their kids into a basement, saying they were responding to a barricade situation with their neighbor.

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan says police initially conducted a wellness check on Lewis after his wife asked for a separation. Lewis refused to come out of the house, and then took his rifle, firing some 20 shots at officers outside.

Nearly nine hours later, Lewis demanded a negotiator sing him “White Christmas.” Four verses later, Lewis came out.

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5 Comments on SWAT Officer Ends Hours-Long Standoff By Singing ‘White Christmas’ To Suspect

  1. Bummer that his wife wanted to split up during the holidays. She could have waited till after the new year. Niece told husband that she wanted a divorce and he blew his brains out. She’s still porking the guy she wanted a divorce over. Humans are so evil.

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