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14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood
A pair of Philadelphia police officers returned fire at a 65-year-old suspect who shot at them during a 14-hour standoff over the weekend, authorities tell Daily Voice.
Officers were initially called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street on reports of an armed man around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, police tell Daily Voice. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade.
After nine hours of negotiations, the man said he wasn't going to leave the property. Officers lost communication with the man for several hours, and so, on Sunday morn…
Cause Of Death Released For Woman Found Dead In Fairfield County After Date
A cause of death has been released for a Fairfield County woman who died while on a date with a man she met on an app.
Lauren Smith-Fields, age 23, of Bridgeport, was found dead in her apartment on Sunday, Dec. 12 by Bridgeport Police after an "older white man" who she met on a dating site called to report her death, the family said.
Since her death, the family has been battling with the Bridgeport Police Department over how it was handling the investigation, or lack of an investigation, in the family's opinion.
On Monday, Jan. 24, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause o…
