An Ardmore resident died Wednesday in the course of a standoff with Winston-Salem police during which he exchanged gunfire with officers and set his house on fire, authorities said.
Police later found a manâs body inside the burned home at 526 Lockland Ave., police Capt. Steven Tollie said in a tweet. Tollie didnât identify the man.
After the manâs body was discovered, the public was in no further danger, Tollie said. Hours after the incident, smoke lingered in the air of the typically quiet residential neighborhood which is only blocks from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Officers went to the house around 1 p.m. after they received a report of unknown trouble there, Tollie said.
An Ardmore resident died Wednesday in the course of a standoff with Winston-Salem police during which he exchanged gunfire with officers and set his house on fire, authorities said.
Police later found a manâs body inside the burned home at 526 Lockland Ave., police Capt. Steven Tollie said in a tweet. Tollie didnât identify the man.
After the manâs body was discovered, the public was in no further danger, Tollie said. Hours after the incident, smoke lingered in the air of the typically quiet residential neighborhood which is only blocks from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Officers went to the house around 1 p.m. after they received a report of unknown trouble there, Tollie said.
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