Gothamist, Gridskipper and Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn seem to be the only people writing about this. Last night there was a huge standoff on 9th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue in Park Slope. A guy named Dave had a family dispute, and at some point, shots were fired. There was basically a SWAT team, an armored vehicle, snipers, hostage negotiatiors, and robots. The incident was resolved around 4:30am, when they managed to get Dave away from the building peacefully. The entire block was covered in police tape. Anyone trying to get home after 8pm was forced to either find somewhere else to stay, or wait until the standoff was over. My roommates were not allowed to leave our apartment. I was not allowed to get into it.
Interesting rumors I heard while waiting on the street:
- Dave kept live chickens in his apartment and performed ritual sacrifices (obviously) that also involved peanut butter.
- Dave had a vial of sarin gas that he was planning on releasing into the neighborhood.
- Dave was a jaded member of Al-Qaeda.
It’s amazing what lack of sleep and an active imagination can bring to the table.
In the end, people were pretty shocked that something like this would happen in Park Slope. Luckily the good people at Old Carriage Inn stayed open a little later and even offered “hostage situation discounts.”
I heard that Dave is really Mitt Romney.
I heard that Dave is really Mary-Kate Olsen!
You guys are both wrong.
Dave is the love child of Mitt Romney and Mary-Kate Olsen.
David Spade?
Kevin Spacey was the guest negotiator. Then he made love to a 14 year old.
David, this is detective tucker, new york city police department, i’ve got a buddy with a cell phone, some smokes, and a pizza, now lets do the right thing and be considerate of your neighbors.
Unbelievable, everyone so far that left a commit thinks this was a big joke. would it have been funny if someone got their brains shot out and you knew them .yoy are a bunch of assholes
That would have been hilarious.
JK!
On Sunday January 6th, 2008 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Right on Ninth Street and
Seventh and Eight avenue, David Shields, 30 got into a confrontation with a family member. Angelo received a phone call to hurry up and get there. Once he got there he was told that David was firing shots from a shotgun and barricaded himself within his apartment.
He threatened to start taking his own family members hostage with a knife. Emergency Service Units,Hostage Negotiators, Bomb Squads came to the scene and shut down the area. No one could get David out of the house until one of the officers asked if there was anyone the family knew who David would listen to. That person was Angelo.
Angelo was questioned by the Hostage Negotiators about his relationship with Dave and was asked to go with them. They took Angelo into the Hostage area where they suited him up and lifted him to the window where Angelo spoke to David on a loudspeaker. Angelo spoke to David about Wrestling, if he was okay in there and letting him know that his family wanted him to come to the window so they can make sure he was okay.
David responded after 15 minutes and came to the window. Angelo told David that no one would hurt him and that he needed to meet him downstairs. David agreed and Angelo met him by the door. Police than took David into custody he is receiving the help he needs.
Without Angelo there David could have injured himself, his family or innocent people.
Let the records properly reflect there was a Hostage negotiator named “Jose” that was in talks with David and subsequently had David surrender. Although family & friends provided some help – let the credit go with the one that deserved it and not for the purpose of this blog but for the sake of the family and David Shields for whom he thanked the officer @ the end.
Dave is awesome. Hes been my good friend for years. Everyone has bad days. Its great to meet all you perfect people. He should have shot out the door and taken out a bunch of worthless yuppies.