Police standoff with man barricaded in Coventry house enters fourth day
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5TYAC)
Armed police stationed outside property where armed man has been holed up with his son since Sunday
A police standoff with an armed man who has barricaded himself in his home with his eight-year-old son has entered its fourth day, forcing local businesses and a school to stay shut and locking down neighbouring households.
A 41-year-old man, who police say has weapons, is refusing to leave his ground floor flat in Earlsdon, Coventry, where he has been holed up with his son since the early hours of Sunday.
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