68-Year-Old Woman Pulls Gun On Police, Causes Stand-Off
By Lindsay Watts
COLORADO SPRINGS -A 68-year-old woman will be chargedwith felony assault afterallegedly pulling a gun on police officers Thursday afternoon.
Officers were making awelfare check at Virginia McNamara’s home onthe 2900 block of Illinois Ave. Police say when she came to the door with a gun, officers retreated and called in the SWAT Team.
“When we have a person that threatens a police officer with a firearm, we take that very seriously,” says CSPD Sgt. Steve Noblitt.
After an hour and a half long stand-off, McNamara surrendered. One neighbor believes her medication was to blame for the incident.
“She was a very calm, nice lady, she wasn’t bothering anybody,” says James McGibbon.”She just took too much medication at the wrong time.”
We did a background check on McNamara and found no evidence of a criminal history.
District 11 placed three of their schoolson lock down during the police investigation. Mann Middle School, Stratton Elementary, and Edison Elementary dismissed students at their normal times after the stand-off ended.
