Hostages

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The suspect placed a gun to the child's head while deputy personnel attempted to communicate with him

“It’s devastating for all parties involved — the officers, everybody that was involved in this situation," Richland Police Chief Nick McLendon said

After striking the PD's security door with a chainsaw, the man drove home when police arrived and began "dangling a pair of young children from a window"

How policy, training and tactics are evolving to address these volatile situations

The encounter began when the suspect took a 3-year-old boy and fled in a pickup truck, leading to a hourslong standoff

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The Rook is outfitted with bulletproof glass and heavy-duty armor to protect against incoming gunfire

The man was holding his wife and children hostage inside his home

“When I got the letter, I teared up and cried. It touched me deeply,” Deputy David Morrow said