Hazleton Siege Shooting (U.S)
Channel: Q&A News
Date: 09/04/2018

On Monday, April 9, 2018, A five hour standoff has ended with a man found dead, he barricaded himself inside a home & fired at police responding to a 911 call in Hazleton City, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

The Suspect: "Joseph Thomas Polin" Age: 46 Gender: Male
Address: 305 E Elm St, Hazleton PA 18201-7111

Hazleton Police identified the suspect in the shooting & stand off as 46-year-old Joseph Polin, he was found dead inside his East Elm Street home, Luzerne County DA’s Office confirmed the name of the man who reportedly committed suicide during standoff with police in Hazleton. 

Hazleton Police initially responded to the home on the 300 block of East Elm Street , near South Poplar Street, at around 8 a.m. for a report of a man who made threats on social media to harm himself & children.

Joseph Polin allegedly ambushed the responding police officers who then exchanged gunfire with him, Pennsylvania State Police at Hazleton, along with Butler Twp. & West Hazleton Police Department officers, American Patient Transport Systems Inc. & the Hazleton Fire Department rushed to the scene. 

At around 10 a.m., officers deployed tear gas into the home to force Joseph Polin out, but he remained inside, when officers entered the home around 1 p.m., they found Joseph Polin deceased from an alleged self-inflicted wound after a five-hour siege.

Joseph Thomas Polins motive & agenda is not yet known, he reportedly called up his Landlord & his girlfriend during the ordeal, what was said is still unknown.

Neighbors said Joseph Thomas Polin lived on Elm St for about five years, one neighbour Judy Rodriguez said she sees the man just about every day & firing off shots is completely out of character for him, "He's usually quiet, every time I see him he's usually quiet, saying hi & that's about it."

The Location: "Nightmare on Elm street"
https://www.google.com/maps/place/E+Elm+St,+Hazleton,+PA+18201,+USA/

Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the population was 25,340 at the 2010 census.

Update: Thursday, April 12, 2018

The Unknown: "Motive & agenda"

Andy Mehalshick@AndyMehalshick
Developing: "The investigation into Joseph Polin from Hazleton is now getting attention from police from around the nation & beyond, it involves possible crimes against children, Polin took his own life during a standoff on Monday."
https://twitter.com/AndyMehalshick/status/984542537040920577

Hazleton Police Department:
Website: http://hazletonpolice.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HazletonPolice

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Source: http://www.pahomepage.com/news/shots-fired-leads-to-standoff-in-hazleton/1109288058
Source: http://wnep.com/2018/04/09/family-rescued-from-nearby-standoff-in-hazleton/
Source: http://wnep.com/2018/04/09/standoff-underway-after-shots-fired-in-hazleton/

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