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After a family dispute, man holds police at bay with a gun before reportedly killing himself
By Nate Carlisle
The Salt Lake Tribune
FARMINGTON, Utah - The man at the center of a daylong standoff here killed himself late Monday as police launched flash grenades and tear gas, police said.
At about 9:10 p.m., police began their attempt to subdue Brian Wood, a part-time Farmington firefighter, who had held them at bay with a gun since about 9:30 Monday morning.
The barrage of grenades and gas continued for about five minutes as police repeatedly ordered Wood to drop his gun. Then a shot rang out. Police scanner traffic reported that Wood had shot himself.
About 10 p.m., Paul Waite, a friend of the Wood family, confirmed Wood was dead.
The Wood family was gathered near the police command center in the neighborhood when they were notified of his death. The family members hugged one another and cried.
Earlier in the evening, Farmington Police Chief Wayne Hansen said Wood had been speaking with a negotiator and had not made any demands.
"We're working as hard as we can toward a peaceful resolution," he said.
But the standoff continued into the evening until police launched the grenade attack.
The incident began around 9:30 a.m. as a report of a family fight, Hansen said. Wood, according to the police chief, fired one shot into a garbage can. Wood's wife and 10-year-old son left the house uninjured. At some point Wood took refuge in his truck and held police at bay with a gun.
Police fired tear gas and auditory devices into Wood's pickup truck to force him out. A robot also sprayed tear gas into the truck. At some point in the standoff, Wood exited the vehicle, but police could not subdue him.
A block in every direction from the intersection of 100 North and 100 East was cordoned off by police.
Waite, a family friend and an assistant superintendant in the Davis School District, called Wood "a kind, gentle, good young man."
Waite said that when Wood was not working as a firefighter, he repaired water wells. Waite said he was not aware that Wood had any history of mental illness.
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By Nate Carlisle
The Salt Lake Tribune
FARMINGTON, Utah - The man at the center of a daylong standoff here killed himself late Monday as police launched flash grenades and tear gas, police said.
At about 9:10 p.m., police began their attempt to subdue Brian Wood, a part-time Farmington firefighter, who had held them at bay with a gun since about 9:30 Monday morning.
The barrage of grenades and gas continued for about five minutes as police repeatedly ordered Wood to drop his gun. Then a shot rang out. Police scanner traffic reported that Wood had shot himself.
About 10 p.m., Paul Waite, a friend of the Wood family, confirmed Wood was dead.
The Wood family was gathered near the police command center in the neighborhood when they were notified of his death. The family members hugged one another and cried.
Earlier in the evening, Farmington Police Chief Wayne Hansen said Wood had been speaking with a negotiator and had not made any demands.
"We're working as hard as we can toward a peaceful resolution," he said.
But the standoff continued into the evening until police launched the grenade attack.
The incident began around 9:30 a.m. as a report of a family fight, Hansen said. Wood, according to the police chief, fired one shot into a garbage can. Wood's wife and 10-year-old son left the house uninjured. At some point Wood took refuge in his truck and held police at bay with a gun.
Police fired tear gas and auditory devices into Wood's pickup truck to force him out. A robot also sprayed tear gas into the truck. At some point in the standoff, Wood exited the vehicle, but police could not subdue him.
A block in every direction from the intersection of 100 North and 100 East was cordoned off by police.
Waite, a family friend and an assistant superintendant in the Davis School District, called Wood "a kind, gentle, good young man."
Waite said that when Wood was not working as a firefighter, he repaired water wells. Waite said he was not aware that Wood had any history of mental illness.
