ARREST ENDS 7-HOUR STANDOFF AT HOME.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Mistry is a surname, and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Mistry. Daily News Staff Writer A distraught dis·traught adj. 1. Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict. 2. Mad; insane. [Middle English, alteration of distract, past participle of distracten, man kept deputies at bay for more than seven hours Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. before surrendering after deputies threw rocks and a flash bang grenade grenade (grĭnād`), small bomb filled with explosives, gas, or chemicals and either thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle or a grenade launcher. Grenades were in use as early as the 15th cent. into his parents' home, sheriff's officials said. The 30-year-old man, whose name has not been released, fired a shotgun shotgun: see small arms. shotgun Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds. once into the ceiling of his parents' home during a fight before turning a shotgun toward them. ``There's many problems in his life and he can't handle them at this time,'' said Sgt. Mike Handley, part of the negotiating team that talked the man into surrendering. ``He couldn't get a job and didn't like his life.'' Deputies would not identify the man. They were called to the 37300 block of 52nd Street East at 9:20 a.m. after the man's sister crawled out a window, ran to a neighbor's house and called 911. The parents also escaped unharmed. Armed with a shotgun and a high powered hunting rifle, the man remained in the home, threatening to kill deputies and himself. ``His moods kept changing,'' said Handley. ``He was completely angry and then he went the complete opposite way.'' Neighbors were surprised to learn of Saturday's turn of events and described the man as a good person who couldn't harm anyone. ``I never considered him a threat to the community,'' said Isabela Ramos, a neighbor who said the man had played for a local rock band. ``He's a really nice guy.'' Deputies said they had been called to the home only days earlier after a fight at the home and added that the man becomes violent when he hasn't taken his medication. The man was being held at the Men's Central Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. . |
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