72-Year-Old Man in Custody After Shooting Woman, Barricading Inside Residence
8714 Perch Ln, Pennypack Woods, Philadelphia
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Summary
- A 72-year-old man barricaded himself inside a home on the 8700 block of Perch Lane in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday night after shooting his 69-year-old wife.
- Officers worked to negotiate with the man and get him to surrender. Around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night, he was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered.
- The woman was transported to the hospital and is in stable condition.
- The identities of the two individuals have not been released. The investigation is ongoing.
Timeline
The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
Officers worked to establish a dialogue with the male suspect.
After the initial shooting, the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence on Perch Lane.
According to an update from NBC 10 Philadelphia, a 72-year-old man is now in custody after shooting his wife in the buttocks late Sunday night.
Firefighters and EMS units are being deployed to assist with the barricade situation on Pennypack St & Perch Ln, which may be related to this incident.
A drone unit is being deployed to assist with the situation.
Fire department is on the way, and medics are on standby for further assistance.
The woman is awake and conscious, per a recent report.
Police are treating the situation as a barricade and have requested SWAT assistance.
Police confirmed a woman was shot and is being transported by medics for further treatment, while officers attempt to contact a man upstairs.
Police have received a report of a man who shot a woman. The suspect is reportedly still armed. EMS is en route.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8714 Perch Ln.
The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
Officers worked to establish a dialogue with the male suspect.
After the initial shooting, the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence on Perch Lane.
According to an update from NBC 10 Philadelphia, a 72-year-old man is now in custody after shooting his wife in the buttocks late Sunday night.
Firefighters and EMS units are being deployed to assist with the barricade situation on Pennypack St & Perch Ln, which may be related to this incident.
A drone unit is being deployed to assist with the situation.
Fire department is on the way, and medics are on standby for further assistance.
The woman is awake and conscious, per a recent report.
Police are treating the situation as a barricade and have requested SWAT assistance.
Police confirmed a woman was shot and is being transported by medics for further treatment, while officers attempt to contact a man upstairs.
Police have received a report of a man who shot a woman. The suspect is reportedly still armed. EMS is en route.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8714 Perch Ln.
The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
Officers worked to establish a dialogue with the male suspect.
After the initial shooting, the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence on Perch Lane.
According to an update from NBC 10 Philadelphia, a 72-year-old man is now in custody after shooting his wife in the buttocks late Sunday night.
Firefighters and EMS units are being deployed to assist with the barricade situation on Pennypack St & Perch Ln, which may be related to this incident.
A drone unit is being deployed to assist with the situation.
Fire department is on the way, and medics are on standby for further assistance.
The woman is awake and conscious, per a recent report.
Police are treating the situation as a barricade and have requested SWAT assistance.
Police confirmed a woman was shot and is being transported by medics for further treatment, while officers attempt to contact a man upstairs.
Police have received a report of a man who shot a woman. The suspect is reportedly still armed. EMS is en route.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8714 Perch Ln.
The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
Officers worked to establish a dialogue with the male suspect.
After the initial shooting, the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence on Perch Lane.
According to an update from NBC 10 Philadelphia, a 72-year-old man is now in custody after shooting his wife in the buttocks late Sunday night.
Firefighters and EMS units are being deployed to assist with the barricade situation on Pennypack St & Perch Ln, which may be related to this incident.
A drone unit is being deployed to assist with the situation.
Fire department is on the way, and medics are on standby for further assistance.
The woman is awake and conscious, per a recent report.
Police are treating the situation as a barricade and have requested SWAT assistance.
Police confirmed a woman was shot and is being transported by medics for further treatment, while officers attempt to contact a man upstairs.
Police have received a report of a man who shot a woman. The suspect is reportedly still armed. EMS is en route.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8714 Perch Ln.
The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
Officers worked to establish a dialogue with the male suspect.
After the initial shooting, the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence on Perch Lane.
According to an update from NBC 10 Philadelphia, a 72-year-old man is now in custody after shooting his wife in the buttocks late Sunday night.
Firefighters and EMS units are being deployed to assist with the barricade situation on Pennypack St & Perch Ln, which may be related to this incident.
A drone unit is being deployed to assist with the situation.
Fire department is on the way, and medics are on standby for further assistance.
The woman is awake and conscious, per a recent report.
Police are treating the situation as a barricade and have requested SWAT assistance.
Police confirmed a woman was shot and is being transported by medics for further treatment, while officers attempt to contact a man upstairs.
Police have received a report of a man who shot a woman. The suspect is reportedly still armed. EMS is en route.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 8714 Perch Ln.
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Police have requested SWAT because the man is barricaded on the second floor. Wife was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Pennypack is not an exclusive community anybody can live there. It’s not upscale
Yes it is usually passed down from family to family. Been on the LIST for 14 years now. Its extremely rare for anyone except for connected close family to move in there. It's generational.
God almighty, control what we can ,t not control. Hope in Jesus name the woman is ok
@BrooklynUser482717011 amen 🙏🏻
Swat just got in the house.
Police have requested SWAT because the man is barricaded on the second floor. Wife was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Pennypack is not an exclusive community anybody can live there. It’s not upscale
Yes it is usually passed down from family to family. Been on the LIST for 14 years now. Its extremely rare for anyone except for connected close family to move in there. It's generational.
God almighty, control what we can ,t not control. Hope in Jesus name the woman is ok
@BrooklynUser482717011 amen 🙏🏻
Swat just got in the house.
Police have requested SWAT because the man is barricaded on the second floor. Wife was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Pennypack is not an exclusive community anybody can live there. It’s not upscale
Yes it is usually passed down from family to family. Been on the LIST for 14 years now. Its extremely rare for anyone except for connected close family to move in there. It's generational.
God almighty, control what we can ,t not control. Hope in Jesus name the woman is ok
@BrooklynUser482717011 amen 🙏🏻
Swat just got in the house.
Police have requested SWAT because the man is barricaded on the second floor. Wife was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Pennypack is not an exclusive community anybody can live there. It’s not upscale
Yes it is usually passed down from family to family. Been on the LIST for 14 years now. Its extremely rare for anyone except for connected close family to move in there. It's generational.
God almighty, control what we can ,t not control. Hope in Jesus name the woman is ok
@BrooklynUser482717011 amen 🙏🏻
Swat just got in the house.
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Police have requested SWAT because the man is barricaded on the second floor. Wife was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Pennypack is not an exclusive community anybody can live there. It’s not upscale
Yes it is usually passed down from family to family. Been on the LIST for 14 years now. Its extremely rare for anyone except for connected close family to move in there. It's generational.
God almighty, control what we can ,t not control. Hope in Jesus name the woman is ok
@BrooklynUser482717011 amen 🙏🏻
Swat just got in the house.