POSTED: 11:50 am EDT May 23, 2005
UPDATED: 12:29 pm EDT May 23, 2005
YORK, Pa. -- A five-hour police standoff in York ended peacefully Monday morning.
Police were called to a home on the 600 block of Salem Avenue at about midnight for a noise violation.
Moments after police arrived, they found themselves under fire.
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A quick response team used tear gas and Scott Wertz (pictured, left), 24, surrendered at about 5 a.m.
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The charges against Wertz include criminal attempted homicide for allegedly firing on two uniformed police officers. The shots might have been fatal for one of the officers were it not for a police shield, or bunker, as it is called.
Police said the bunker deflected a 25-caliber bullet that Wertz fired. The bullet left a small depression in the metal, but no one was hurt.
York police said this is the first time a bullet has struck one of their bunkers. The department has seven or eight of them.
Police have not yet identified the officer in question, but News 8 was told that the officer has returned to duty.
Police said they believe the suspect was under the influence of drugs.
A quick response team used tear gas and the man surrendered at about 5 a.m.
The man was taken to York Hospital for evaluation.
Police expect to charge him with aggravated assault.
