Overview
- Police say the 37-year-old, identified as José Manuel “N”, held his 58-year-old mother at gunpoint for hours inside a residence on Calle De los Azulejos.
- Officers followed a psychological negotiation protocol for several hours before escalating after the suspect fired shots into the air and issued threats.
- Diversionary gas was used and K-9 agent Kilo bit the suspect, allowing officers to secure him and remove the woman.
- A 9mm handgun was recovered at the scene, and the detainee was placed at the disposal of the state Attorney General’s Office.
- Accounts differ on the woman’s condition, with one report citing bruises to her head and arm while another says she was rescued unharmed.