Earlier in the day we reported that a Swat Team had converged on the home of Former Patriots Defensive Back coach Corwin Brown. At the time we didn’t have a lot of details.
Now we do since the seven hour standoff is now over.
After a seven-hour standoff with St. Joseph County Police and a SWAT Team, former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Corwin Brown has left his Granger, Indiana home in an ambulance with unknown injuries from what police are calling a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
The injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening, a tranquil ending to a tense standoff with law enforcement that was triggered by a call to 911 around 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon, which shutdown a quiet, affluent Granger neighborhood.
From there, a tense standoff continued until dusk, with power being cut to the home and police communicating with Brown via bullhorn. Reports from the scene portrayed the situation as both police negotiators and former colleagues pleading with Brown to come out of the home, with no one wanting to harm Brown, nor wanting him to harm himself.
Reports say the events were triggered when gunshots were heard in the neighborhood and 911 was called. Police have also confirmed that Brown’s wife was struck in the head before exiting the home with the three children. Brown is currently in the hospital being treated for a serious gunshot wound while authorities have cordoned off the Brown family’s house.
The good news is that it appears Brown will be ok. It is obvious that he needs help with whatever demons he is dealing with. I feel for his kids and wife as that must have been a very traumatic thing to go through.
If you know anyone who displays symptoms of depression or are think about harming themselves please urge them to get help immediately, so we don’t have more situations like this.