A 107-year old man who refused to give up his gun was killed in a shootout with Arkansas police, according to NY Daily News.
Monroe Isadore was reportedly pointing a weapon at two people when police responded to his home in southeast Arkansas. A SWAT unit was called and gas was pumped into his bedroom but the old man kept on firing.
Pine Bluff police say Monroe Isadore was shot dead after repeatedly firing at officers through a home's closed bedroom door and refusing negotiations to surrender. Pine Bluff Lieutenant David Price told KATV that officers were called to the scene around 4:25 in the afternoon after a caller reported Isadore was pointing a weapon at two people.
Officers reported hearing gunfire when they arrived at the home, prompting the safe evacuation of the other residents. More officers were called, including a Special Weapons and Tactics unit that inserted a camera into the bedroom and confirmed Isadore had a handgun.
When the old man continued to refuse to relinquish his weapon, gas was pumped into the room through a window, prompting Isadore to return gunfire once more, police said. "Shortly afterwards a S.W.A.T. entry team, inside the residence, breached the door to the bedroom and threw a distraction device into the bedroom," according to a police statement obtained by CBS. "Isadore then began to fire on the entry team and the entry team engaged Isadore, killing him."
The police was not able to immediately disclose information as to why the initial incident with three residents took place. Deputy Coroner Eric Beicher told the Pine Bluff Commercial that Isadore appears to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
