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Nathaniel R. Lewis, 34, faces 11 police homicide charges after a ten-hour barrage on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, reports said.
The suspect did not ask for the version of "White Christmas" from Nat King Cole, but it worked.
A Pennsylvania man who allegedly fired at 11 officers during a 10-hour confrontation that finally began on Christmas Eve. "It was made Wednesday morning after a SWAT officer sang him the holiday song that he wanted to hear, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as Nathaniel R. Lewis, 34, of East Vincent Township, reportedly stressed by the separation process According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the prosecutor Thomas Hogan, Chester County Attorney during Holidays,
"It's a Christmas miracle in our book, all because a negotiator was ready to sing him a Christmas song," Hogan told WGAL of Lancaster. TV. "[It was a] Extraordinary work all around."
Around 7:30 pm On Christmas Eve, Lewis's sister-in-law watched over him after family members said they could not reach him, did not know the Inquirer, but he had barricaded himself at home, about 42 km west of Philadelphia.
Lewis then fired four shots, according to an affidavit. Lewis' former wife then called the police for her to check the state of health at her home, the newspaper reported.
At 10:30 pm, the Chester County Emergency Response Team arrived, the report said.
Shortly before 1 am on Wednesday, authorities indicated that members of the emergency response team had heard several shots fired from a window of the second floor, then from inside the house.
Shortly after 6 am, Lewis fired at the police twice, with police firing twice, authorities said. to the affidavit. No officer was injured, reported the Inquirer.
The bullets hit the armored car of the SWAT team, another house and a civilian car, reported WGAL-TV.
Then, around 7 am, Lewis asked to hear a negotiator sing a Christmas song, authorities said. He asked for the "White Christmas" version of Nat King Cole, said Hogan on Thursday.
The negotiator, who has more than a decade of experience in the SWAT team, began to sing for him, said Hogan.
Lewis then went out.According to the investigator, he was arrested and detained and faces eleven counts of attempted homicide. A police officer, reported the radio.
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