x
Breaking News
More () »

Police search for suspect after standoff in Wilkes-Barre | Here's what we know

Police are searching for Luis Soto Madera following an hours-long standoff in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Update:

Police in Wilkes-Barre are searching for Luis Soto Madera after he barricaded himself inside a home along Sambourne Street in the city for hours Tuesday.

Officials say Soto Madera is at large and is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information on Soto Madera's whereabouts is asked to contact 911 or the Wilkes-Barre Detective Division at 570-208-0911, Det. Lt. Matt Stash.

Credit: WNEP

Original Story:

State Police and city officers are involved in a standoff in Wilkes-Barre.

Police surrounded a home on Sambourne Street in the city around 9:00 am Tuesday morning.

Officials have not told Newswatch 16 much, but we are learning a lot from court papers filed today.

According to an affidavit, a woman called 911 Tuesday morning saying her stepfather shot at her inside the home. 

That man is identified in court papers as Louis Angel Soto Madera.

The woman told police she had been shot by her stepfather after making too much noise and waking him up.

That woman, her boyfriend and her mother were all inside the house at the time.

Once officers arrived, the three were all able to get out of the home.

Since then, a heavy law enforcement presence has been trying to get Soto Madera out of the house.

City police, along with state police, have tried speaking to him through an intercom, asking him to turn on his cell phone so they can call him.

Officers have used flash bangs, but so far, Madera has not come out of the house.

This is a developing story. Newswatch 16 will have more information as it becomes available.

What we know so far about the heavy law enforcement presence in Wilkes-Barre

Posted by Chelsea Strub on Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Before You Leave, Check This Out