Man fires on Springfield Police officer, police rescue automobile; in standoff state of affairs

A Springfield Police commander mentioned a person within the 700 block of South English fired within the path of a police officer shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday.

There have been additionally stories, mentioned SPD Commander Sara Pickford, {that a} police rescue automobile, or BearCat, was additionally fired upon by the identical man. It was not clear what number of photographs have been fired.

Police known as it a “standoff” state of affairs.

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Pickford mentioned the preliminary name got here into SPD as a person with a firearm, although she did not know if it was a 911 name.

No accidents have been reported, Pickford mentioned.

The 44-year-old man had been in touch with household.

“We have been speaking with the relations who’ve been speaking with him,” Pickford mentioned. She was unaware of any police historical past with the person and didn’t launch his title.

In some unspecified time in the future, the person give up speaking to the household and police shot cannisters of CO fuel into the home, Pickford confirmed.

Police might later be heard giving the person verbal instructions to come back out of the home.

Pickford additionally confirmed {that a} girl had been within the residence, however she mentioned it wasn’t a hostage state of affairs. Pickford didn’t know the lady’s relationship to the person.

Illinois State Police, together with Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputies and a Leland Grove police officer had developed a fringe across the space.

Pickford mentioned police have been asking individuals to keep away from the world and keep indoors. She didn’t assume anybody else was within the residence, however “we do not know for certain.”

SPD’s disaster response staff was on the scene, Pickford mentioned.

This story will likely be up to date.

Contact Steven Spearie: (217) 622-1788, [email protected], twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.

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