WATCH LIVE: Jacksonville police give briefing on earlier SWAT standoff: http://bit.ly/2mbv7g9
Posted by Action News Jax on Friday, March 17, 2017
(UPDATE: 1:23 p.m.): The standoff ended after investigators found the suspect dead in the house, multiple sources said.
(UPDATE: 1:10 p.m.): Action News Jax's Deanna Bettineschi reports that SWAT are taking off gear.
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Updated story:
A SWAT team surrounded a Jacksonville home after a bank several miles away was robbed on Friday morning.
Sky Action News Jax flew above the scene at Ricker Road and Patrice Court, where a SWAT team was called after a man barricaded himself inside the home.
Scene continues to grow. Dozens of JSO vehicles here now. #ANjaxBREAKING @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/H0rVaAO49e
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 17, 2017
Officers heard saying "you need to cooperate"
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) March 17, 2017
Officers said an investigation into the bank robbery at Wells Fargo led them to the area where the man was barricaded inside the home.
Photos: SWAT standoff, bank robbery
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the man opened the door to the home and shot at officers at some point during the investigation. The same man opened the door a second time and an officer shot several times at the man.
Officers had been calling the man's phone as well as ordering him out of the home.
Officers said the man called and apologized to family members while he was in the house. Officers said the man told family members that he was going to kill himself.
Ricker Rd SWAT call out: Suspect brandished firearm towards officers. Suspect is inside residence.
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) March 17, 2017
Officers forced their way into the home to find the man dead in the house. They said he suffered a gunshot wound, but investigators are still determining whether it was self-inflicted.
A witness told Action News Jax that she heard five gunshots in the neighborhood. Officers could not confirm if shots were fired.
Officers said no one else was in the home at the time of the death, but a woman and children were in the house earlier.
Officers said they could not yet confirm whether the man was connected to the earlier bank robbery a few miles from the house.
Another woman said she woke up to police calling out to a suspect, then an officer knocked on her window.
She said the officer told her that she needed to leave and he couldn't guarantee her safety.
JSO: evacuated houses in area. Only threat is inside house. Don't know if shots have been fired. Came as follow up to Wells Fargo robbery
— John Bachman (@BachmanANjax) March 17, 2017
JSO just unloaded civilian-looking ATVs to use near scene. Neighbors heard 5 distinct shots. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/IyetO6S912
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 17, 2017
Officers surrounded the home after Wells Fargo at 4206 San Juan Ave. was robbed at about 9:15 a.m. The bank is approximately five miles from the neighborhood. JSO said the same bank was robbed on Feb. 17.
Crime scene van pulling up #anjaxbreaking pic.twitter.com/HkmXeKMZZu
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) March 17, 2017
Officers said a man walked into the bank with a gun and demanded money from a bank teller.
He fled the bank after the teller gave him money, officers said.
JSO said officers will be outside the home on Ricker Road until the situation ends.
They said no one in the area is in danger.
Ricker Rd SWAT call out: Ricker will be blocked until this SWAT situation is resolved. Undetermined time frame.
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) March 17, 2017
Another look at SWAT team outside #Jacksonville home. Source tells @ActionNewsJax bank robber is barricaded inside https://t.co/DfVpEIM5e0 pic.twitter.com/VvOfn14lOq
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) March 17, 2017
JSO says 4206 San Juan Avenue bank robbery with gun. JSO asking for help if anyone else has info to call them ASAP.
— Romney Smith (@RomneySmith) March 17, 2017
SCENE: Suspect barricaded. Possible hostages, per @ActionNewsJax sources. pic.twitter.com/5PvOMB1Hjo
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 17, 2017
#ANjaxBREAKING: @ActionNewsJax sources say Wells Fargo robbery suspect has multiple hostages inside a #Jacksonville home. Heading to scene.
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 17, 2017
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Again...TWO scenes right now.
— Romney Smith (@RomneySmith) March 17, 2017
1= Wells Fargo in Ortega
2= Ricker Road home with possible hostages@ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/InmJjad7fT
JUST IN: Reported bank robbery at Jacksonville Wells Fargo. Source says suspect may be holed up in nearby home: http://bit.ly/2nzQ3u3
Posted by Action News Jax on Friday, March 17, 2017
JUST IN: Scene is around the Wells Fargo bank on San Juan Ave. BREAKING: Action News Jax is working to learn more details of robbery on San Juan Ave. that happened around 9 a.m.:
Posted by Action News Jax on Friday, March 17, 2017
These are the two scenes happening right now in #Jacksonville. Wells Fargo robbery was about 5 miles from SWAT callout off Ricker Road pic.twitter.com/t8BjwrWDBI
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) March 17, 2017
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