Crime & Safety
Drones Deployed During Hayward Police Standoff Find Gunman Sleeping In His Own Bed
"Pocket drones" were deployed by officers inside the home along with a robot to allow controllers to see inside all the rooms, police said.
HAYWARD (CBS SF) — A dramatic standoff between police and an armed suspect who had fired shots from inside his Hayward home ended peacefully with the help of drones and a robot that was able to determine the gunman had fallen asleep in his bed, police said Monday.
The incident happened last week when a frantic mother called 911 sometime after midnight to say her son was in his room with a gun and wanted to kill himself, according to Hayward police.
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