A morning standoff with three men — one armed with a military-style rifle — rattled residents Friday along 11th Avenue in Pasco.
Police officials said officers were patrolling nearby when they heard gunshots near a home around 4 a.m.
When the officers approached the home, they saw Cristian A. Olivera standing in the doorway with an AR-15 rifle slung across his chest, Pasco police said.
The officers tried to get Olivera to drop the rifle, but he refused and went back inside.
Police found 16 shell casings outside the door on the 1800 block of North 11th Avenue.
Officers called in the Tri-City Regional SWAT team, which surrounded the home.
Police officers walk into a home in the 1800 block of North 11th Avenue in Pasco Friday morning following the resolution of a standoff with an armed suspect. The Tri-City Regional SWAT team responded after Pasco officers patrolling the neighborhood heard gun shots around 4 a.m. and observed a male holding a rifle in the doorway of a home before he barricaded himself inside the house. Three males later surrendered peacefully to officers, according to Sgt. Scott Warren of the Pasco Police Department. Watch a video at: tricityherald.com/video Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald
After negotiating with people inside the home, Olivera, 22, and two other men in their early 20s surrendered without a problem, Sgt. Scott Warren said.
Pasco police officers stand nearby as a Pasco paramedic checks an individual in the back of a patrol vehicle following a standoff in the 1800 block of North 11th Avenue in Pasco. The Tri-City Regional SWAT team responded after officers patrolling the neighborhood heard gun shots around 4 a.m. and observed a male holding a rifle in the doorway of a home before he barricaded himself inside the house. Three male later surrendered peacefully to officers, according to Sgt. Scott Warren of the Pasco Police Department. Watch a video at: tricityherald.com/video Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald
Police found the rifle inside a closet and discovered it was reported stolen in a 2017 burglary.
Olivera was booked into the Franklin County jail on investigation of having a stolen firearm.
This story was originally published February 15, 2019 at 10:17 AM.
Cameron Probert covers breaking news for the Tri-City Herald, where he tries to answer reader questions about why police officers and firefighters are in your neighborhood. He studied communications at Washington State University.https://mycheckout.tri-cityherald.com/subscribe?ofrgp_id=394&g2i_or_o=Event&g2i_or_p=Reporter&cid=news_cta_0.99-1mo-15.99-on-article_202404
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