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USA: MURDER SUSPECT KILLS HIMSELF AND HIS CHILDREN IN STANDOFF

(12 Jul 1998) English/Nat A tense two-day standoff between a SWAT team and a murder suspect holding his two daughters captive at gunpoint ended late Saturday with all three dead. Carlos Joseph Ramirez had been holed up in his ex-girlfriend's house from early on Friday morning, apparently despondent over their troubled relationship. Negotiations were proceeding calmly until shortly before noon on Saturday, when Ramirez became hysterical. Police went in after hearing gunshots, reportedly lobbing several concussion bombs into the house. Ramirez and his 2-year-old daughter were found dead. According to police his 3½-year-old died on the way to the hospital. SOUNDBITE: (English) "Mister Ramirez became despondent and at that time -shortly thereafter it appeared that the sound of one gunshot was heard by the negotiators. After being unable to re-establish contact with mister Ramirez it was decided that entry into the residence had to be made. Entry was made and mister Ramirez along with one of his daughters were found deceased inside the residence the other daughter was then transported to Delta Centre Hospital were she was later pronounced deceased" SUPER CAPTION: (English) Lieutenant Rick Marchoke, Antioch Police The apparent murder-suicide came five years to the day after another Antioch man - also distraught over a breakup - took his son and daughter hostage, then killed them and himself during a standoff. SWAT team officers had played a waiting game with Ramirez, who barricaded himself in the home for some 42 hours. He told negotiators he was taking care of his daughters. The standoff began when Ramirez stormed into a back window of his ex-girlfriend's house, apparently angry over the breakup of their relationship. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I am very sad because if he wanted to do himself in why didn't he push the children outside or something. To me he wasn't a man - I know he was only twenty two years old but the children didn't deserve nothing like this. But maybe now they are at a better place you know they are at peace" SUPER CAPTION: Mary Bennett, Neighbour Armed with at least one handgun and possibly a rifle, Ramirez fired a shot at Sam Viramontes, his ex-girlfriend's father, grazing him with a bullet. The suspect then pulled one of his daughters in front of him as a shield. The girlfriend, Cami Viramontes, and her parents managed to escape shortly after calling for help. Dozens of black-clad SWAT officers filled the neighbourhood about 50 miles east of San Francisco, some carrying sniper rifles. Police blocked off the neighborhood and evacuated 66 homes. Frustrated by failed attempts to establish contact with Ramirez, who several times left the phone off the hook, police threw a telephone into the home on Friday afternoon. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...