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CEDAR PARK, Texas — While barricaded inside his home Sunday, a suspect accused of shooting at three Cedar Park police officers went live on Facebook.
On Aug. 16, police officers were called to the home located on Natalie Cove due to a family disturbance. Three officers were injured in a shooting, but their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
Cedar Park Interim Police Chief Mike Harmon confirmed the suspect had gone live on social media while barricaded inside the house. Before the videos were removed from Facebook, KVUE watched the live videos. The suspect went live twice, for a total of about 60 minutes.
KVUE has reached out to Facebook to confirm why the videos were removed. However, Cedar Park police on Monday said they reached out to Facebook during the incident to have his page shut down in order not to give him any more attention.
The next day, after 16 hours of negotiating, two hostages were released from the home. Around 9 a.m. Aug. 17, the standoff ended after the suspect and his mother came out of the home peacefully.