8:48pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Police have now apprehended the individual in the vehicle.Â
Apparently, one of the police sharp shooters took a shot of the gentleman and police have pulled the guy from the vehicle. The suspect is on his feet and in police custody.
7:48pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - The suspect is still in his vehicle on this now two hour standoff with police from all over the City of Buffalo.
Police and SWAT teams are crouched down, taking cover behind the baracades, watching and waiting as the scene unfolds. The U.S. Coast Guard has cleard the adjacent water, the Niagara River.
Police are trying to get this situation to and end before night falls.
7:34pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Mike DeGeorge, Buffalo Police Spokesperson, "It appears that the incident started as some type of domestic involving a couple from out of town and apparently one of the individuals had a weapon."
7:24pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Police are still involved in a standoff with an unknown gunman apparently trapped in his car from a routine traffic stop.
Pedestrian vehicles that were trapped in the standoff are now being cleared from the scene for their safety. The I-190 is now being cleared from the stopped traffic, also.
All traffic and people are being urged to stay clear of this area of the City of Buffalo.
7:11pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -Â - A woman has been released from the captured vehicle and H. McCarthy Gipson has arrived on scene and placed her in his car.
6:48pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - The U.S. Coast Guard has now been called to the scene to clear the adjacent water way for public safety.Â
6:45pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - The NYS Thruway has called for the 190 to be officially shut down between Porter Rd. and Sheridan Dr.
6:28pm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Buffalo and NY State Police are involved in an armed standoff on NY-190 near Ontario St.
News 4 has been told that police were making a routine stop, when the driver being stopped got out of his car waving a gun. Police are currently in a standoff with the driver.
The NY-190 has been closed in both directions.
Stay tuned to News 4 and wivb.com for details on this breaking news.
