Negotiators continued to demand that Dykes surrender, but authorities say the situation remained ‘static’ Wednesday. He’s also suspected of shooting 66-year-old Charles Albert Poland Jr., a bus driver in Midland City, before taking a child as a hostage from the bus.
A tense standoff in Alabama continued into the early hours Thursday as authorities demanded the gunman surrender from his underground bunker and free a child hostage.
“Give up! You need to exit the shelter, put down any weapons you have and approach police!” a negotiator said to the suspect, identified as 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes, who is believed to have killed a man Tuesday before kidnapping the 5-year-old boy.
New details have also emerged of Dykes, who is described by neighbors as “very paranoid,” anti-government and possibly a “Doomsday prepper.”
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