NEWARK – Police say gunfire early Monday morning at a home on Moull Street spurred a four-hour standoff that ended when officers heard snoring, realized the 75-year-old suspect went to bed, and arrested him. No one was hurt.
Gunshots were reported early Monday by a female resident who fled the home, said Newark Police Sgt. Clint Eskins. He says it’s unclear why Gary Lint fired shots indoors and then didn’t respond to attempts to contact him when he appeared to be awake.
Crisis negotiators and members of the department’s Special Operations Group tactical team tried to contact Lent several times and were able to confirm he was still in the home with the use of electronic surveillance equipment, Eskins said.
Lint is hard of hearing but Eskins says he should have known police were there because emergency vehicles were outside, negotiators called him and used a bullhorn.
Police broke a window to send in electronic surveillance equipment that helped determine he was asleep in a bedroom where officers determined he had fired at least four gunshots, Eskins said.
He is charged with inducing panic and using weapons while intoxicated.