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GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Glendale neighbors describe taking cover as hours of gunfire erupted during a deadly police standoff Wednesday.
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The suspect was identified Thursday as Jeffrey Peters, 59.
The incident began near 75th and Glendale avenues around noon Wednesday after Peters’ daughter called 911 to report he had violated an order of protection against him.
How the standoff began
Police said Peters’ daughter reported seeing her father on surveillance video inside her home, where she had an active order of protection against him. When officers arrived and approached the front door, Peters refused to come out and opened fire on police.
Authorities said Peters was known to carry weapons, wear body armor, and wear a ballistic helmet. He barricaded himself inside the home and fired at officers with a rifle for approximately two hours, striking two SWAT vehicles and police drones.
Neighbors describe the chaos
The standoff prompted a neighborhood lockdown, with all residents in the area told to take cover. Several law enforcement agencies surrounded the home as the situation escalated.
Neighbor Rebecca Suarez lives a few houses down.
“We got basically front seats to what happened,” Suarez said. “It’s a little crazy because our neighborhood is pretty quiet.”
Suarez said the duration and intensity of the confrontation stood out.
“He was prepared for that fight. For it to have gone that long, for it to have gotten that bad, he was ready for it,” she said.
Neighbor Tim Crooks said he opened his home to officers.
“When I got home there was two police that said we need to go through your backyard to get to the house in question,” Crooks said.
Crooks, a Vietnam veteran, estimated that 50 to 100 or more shots were fired.
“Scary. I’m a Vietnam vet, so it brought back memories,” he said.
Suarez described the gunfire as relentless.
“It kind of sounded like a movie, honestly,” she said. “It was just fire after fire and then stops for a bit and then it goes and it goes and it goes.”
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SWAT tactic used to breach home
Aerial footage captured Peters moving near a second-floor window, with snipers positioned on the roofs of nearby homes. Tear gas was deployed and tactical vehicles rammed the home, leaving it heavily damaged.
Police said the tactic used is called “shrinking,” a method in which SWAT vehicles break down spaces to isolate a threat.
Around 6 p.m., the gunfire stopped. Peters was found dead inside the home. Police have not clarified whether he died by suicide or was shot by an officer.
One officer was injured during the standoff but is expected to recover.
What happens next
The scene remained active and cordoned off with crime scene tape more than 24 hours after the standoff began. The status of Peters’ daughter, who lived at the home, has not been confirmed by police.
Once the on-scene portion of the investigation is complete, the home will be turned over to the city of Glendale.
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