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SWAT standoff rousts Escondido residents for Hours

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A SWAT standoff that began when a man suspected of threatening the lives of his girlfriend and her daughter fired two shots at an Escondido police officer, left area residents stranded for hours as a search got underway. USA. 9th February 2012
in Society, on the 9th of February 2012

An Escondido police officer mans a roadblock during the police standoff.

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A San Diego Sheriff helicopter circles an Escondido neighborhood during the search for a shooting suspect.

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An Escondido police barricade blocks a residential street while officers search for a shooting suspect.

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Escondido police man a roadblock during a SWAT incident.

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An Escondido police officer mans a roadblock during a SWAT incident.

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Residents wait outside police lines for the chance to return home. Police brought sandwiches and water late in the day.

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Orange Glen High School students discuss the police standoff.

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An Orange Glen High School student and his father share a sandwich and water during a police standoff.

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A San Diego Sheriff helicopter circles an Escondido neighborhood during the search for a shooting suspect.

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A San Diego Sheriff helicopter circles an Escondido neighborhood during the search for a shooting suspect.

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