Reports say a man was shooting his gun on the porch of his home in Pulaski Twp, Beaver County and is currently barricaded in his home. Details are sketchy at this point as the standoff is still active as of 5:25 pm today. Tune  into AM Beaver County tomorrow morning for complete details. Currently Beaver County S.W.A.T. is on the scene and negotiations are under way right now. We’ll try to keep you updated as the situation unfolds.

UPDATE 5:39 PM

The incident is in the area of 43 rd street and Sunflower Road . Police are asking to please stay clear of the area as this is an on going situation.

 

UPDATE 7:06 PM

Still an active situation. Police are awaiting a warrant to enter the premises. It’s being reported a domestic dispute is what started the incident and it escalated into the current situation. Police attempted a noise type of tactic to flush out the suspect shortly after 7 pm without success. Stay tune through out the evening as we continue to update the situation.

UPDATE 8 PM

Police continue to attempt to bring a peaceful end to the situation. Reports from neighbors report the suspect has a 38 caliber hand gun. It’s reported that a warrant has been signed giving ok for SWAT team to attempt to enter the premises. Various reports from eyewitnesses on the scene say that a robot has been deployed with a camera to try and survey the situation.

Witnesses on the scene have said that a sharp shooter has been escorted to the scene by PA State Police.

9:30 pm nothing new to report still following closely. Many people have identified the suspect both on the scene and via Facebook but authorities have not released his name.

10:30 pm

Man in Custody as the Stand off comes to a peaceful end.  The Suspect has been identified as Benjamin Cook .  Tune into WBVP and WMBA tomorrow morning for a full report and any updated information from News Director Pat Septak.