The police got the gunman to surrender with the christmas song

on Tuesday night had the Swat unit in Chester County in Pennsylvania scramble to bopelen to a 34 year old man, after a family member had contacted them as a result of concerns regarding his behaviour, writes NBC Chicago.

the Song "White Christmas"

the 34-year-old had armed himself and fired after his sister-in-law when she took him in for him to see how he had it. Svigerinnen was not hit by the four shots the 34-year-old fired.

When the police came to the spot denied the 34-year-old to come out, and he fired 20 shots towards the police officers. One of the police marksmen fired a few shots against the 34-year-old, but neither the 34-year-old or police officers were injured.

After this followed a lengthy process of negotiation, which lasted until about six o'clock on Wednesday morning, nine hours after the police had arrived at the place.

And it got 34-year-old to surrender is hardly anything that is written in opplæringsbøker for politiforhandlere.

The 34-year-old man demanded the fact that one of the police negotiators song juleklassikeren "White Christmas", made famous by Bing Crosby.

After four verses surrendered the man to the police.

- You can't invent this, " says district attorney Thomas Hogan, who turned out to assist in the negotiations with the 34-year-old.

christmas miracle

He had with him the christmas cookies to the Swat unit, to keep your spirits and morale up. and praises them for their efforts.

- This is as close to a christmas miracle you can get. Everyone could go home to their families that day. The Swat unit got to go home to their families. The perpetrator was put in jail, but he was not killed, " says Hogan, according to a press release from the Chester County District Attorney's Office.

the 34-year-old is charged with attempted murder, attempt on the rough assault and breach of the våpenloven.

the Defendant had luck killing a commissioner. Members of the Swat unit deserves all possible praise for their courage and dedication. While the rest of the world was on the way to bed after a long christmas day, so put our officers their lives on the line for several hours in the cold, " says Hogan.

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