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Friday, October 28, 2011

Man Found Dead After Standoff with Police

State police said the man appeared to have shot himself after barricading himself inside his Mount Laurel home.

A Mount Laurel man was found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after barricading himself in his home Friday morning, state police said. Police were called to The Lakes at Larchmont, just off Mount Laurel-Hainesport Road, shortly before 4:30 a.m. and found the man barricaded inside one of the units, state police spokesman Sgt. Brian Polite said. The man, whose identity could not yet be provided Friday afternoon, was armed, Polite said, and fired the gun off several times from inside the home. It wasn't clear whether he fired at police or had any other targets. Police spent several hours attempting to communicate with the man, according to Polite, though he wasn't sure whether their attempts were successful. Around 1 p.m…

concerned town person

4:38 pm on Saturday, October 29, 2011

Anyone who takes his own life really has problems. My prayers go out to his family.   more ›

Police Respond to Barricaded Man in Mount Laurel

It's unclear whether the man is armed in hours-long standoff.

Update: The barricaded man killed himself, according to police. Read more at Man Found Dead After Standoff with Police -------------- Police locked down a section of The Lakes condominium complex off Mount Laurel-Hainesport Road in Mount Laurel Friday morning after reports came in of a man who had barricaded himself in his home. Authorities did not confirm whether the man was armed. Several loud bangs were heard coming from the direction of the home. According to the Burlington County Times, no hostages have been reported inside the home. A neighbor who lives near the man said police had been there for roughly five hours as of 9 a.m. State and local police were set up around the neighborhood, including a SWAT team. At one point, a SWAT …

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