Suspect in SWAT standoff found dead from apparent self inflicted gunshot after injuring mother

MORAINE — UPDATE @ 4:45 p.m. (Nov. 5):

Moraine Police has confirmed that the suspect in Wednesday’s SWAT standoff was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to a release from Moraine police, the suspect, Nicholas Pearson, 36, had barricaded himself inside his mother’s residence after apparently shooting his mother in the back multiple times.

INITIAL REPORT:

A four and a half-hour long standoff ended early Thursday morning after police were first called to a reported shooting at a Moraine house Wednesday night.

Officers and medics were first called to a shooting reported around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 2800 block of Cadillac Street in Moraine.

Investigators said the shooting was related to a domestic dispute and one victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Police and SWAT units surrounded the house after the shooting and were involved in a hours-long standoff with the suspected shooting suspect.

The standoff ended around 2 a.m. Thursday however it was not immediately known if the suspect was taken into custody or injured.

Police are expected to released additional details on the incident Thursday morning.

We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.

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