Wanted in murder investigation of Lizcania Maduro and Dutch Quarter Shootout.
St. Peters:--- A man wanted in the Lizcania Maduro murder investigation and another shootout in the Dutch Quarter area has been captured by police late Saturday afternoon. The wanted suspect is well known to police and others as Flamingo.
According to reports from persons in the St. Peters area they heard a number of gunshots being fired in Raspberry Road. One resident said that a number of police was also in the area surrounding a suspect that is wanted by police.
Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said in an invited comment that one of the CPO's got information that "Flamingo" was seen in the St. Peters area. Police had a warrant out looking for Flamingo in the murder investigation of Lizcania Maduro and also another shooting in the Dutch Quarter area.
Henson said when Police got that information they headed to the scene but the wanted man upon seeing police began to fire shots at the police. Police return fire but no one was hurt the early evening shootout.
Henson said there was a standoff because the suspect ran in a house to hide then he ran from that house to other house in a bid to escape. Police managed to convince his father and other relatives to speak with the wanted man that was deemed armed and dangerous. He said there was a standoff but the suspect father managed to convince him to get out from the bushes where he was hiding and surrender to police.
The police spokesman said there were two other men with Flamingo at the time he was spotted, one of the two men was also arrested. He said that the gun that Flamingo used to fire a number of shots at police was not found and they are busy combing the area to find the weapon with the K-9 dogs and extra manpower. Police is also looking for the other man that was with Flamingo at the time he was spotted in Raspberry Road.
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Wanted suspect in shoot-out with police.
On Saturday March 7th at approximately 06.50 p.m. the Central Police Dispatch received information that the suspect well known to police as "Flamingo" was seen sitting with two other men on Raspberry Road in Sint Peters. A warrant for the arrest of "Flamingo" was issued for quite some time in connection with several ongoing criminal investigations on the island. "Flamingo" has been able to avoid his capture and is considered to be "armed and dangerous". After receiving this information, several patrols were sent to the area to investigate the situation and to apprehend the suspect.
When the patrols arrived on the scene and the suspect realized that the police was closing-in on him, he took-off running along with the other two men in different direction. The officers started to chase the suspects through the neighborhood at which time "Flamingo" who was in the possession of a fire-arm fired several shots at the investigating officers. The officers in their defense returned fire at the suspect. Immediately the Central Dispatch was informed of the ongoing situation and mobilized several other patrols and sent them to assist.
"Flamingo" and the two other men went into hiding between the buildings of a housing complex on the Raspberry Road. This area was immediately surrounded by the officers who came to assist. Traffic was diverted away from the area and persons living in the neighborhood were told to stay in their homes. Other persons and onlookers in the area were held at a safe distance.
The police then started an intense search of the area to locate the suspect and the other two men. At one point the father of the suspect was convinced he should speak to his son to turn himself in but, before the father could do so the suspect turned himself in as the police kept closing in on him. The suspect was immediately arrested along with two other men and taken to the Philipsburg Police Station where they remain in custody for further investigation.
On the scene the investigation continued by the Forensic Department that collected evidence and the Police K-9 Unit that searched for weapons and other illegal items. The Investigation done by the K-9 unit was very successful as several fire-arms and an amount of ammunition were found and confiscated for further investigation. No one was injured during the entire incident.
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