'We are all dying today': Man held parents hostage and threatened to kill them during 14-hour standoff, police say

A antheral successful Wisconsin is accused of threatening to fatally sprout his parents and starring instrumentality enforcement connected a 14-hour standoff during which helium allegedly warned helium "would termination everyone."

Vance Lee, 33, stands charged with nonaccomplishment to comply with an officer's effort to instrumentality idiosyncratic into custody, disorderly conduct, endangering information by usage of a unsafe weapon, and 10 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, jailhouse records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

On March 27 and 28, Lee was astatine his parents' location successful the country of 68th Street and West Brentwood Avenue successful Milwaukee, according to a transgression ailment obtained by section Fox affiliate WITI. The suspect was allegedly threatening his parents, including walking down the stairs of the location with a firearm and handgun and threatening to sprout them.

The suspect reportedly called his member astatine 1 constituent and said, "We are each dying today."

The parents stayed successful their chamber due to the fact that they feared what their lad could do, authorities said. They told constabulary that Lee told them helium "would termination everyone and fell successful the basement acceptable for thing if constabulary arrived."

The parents made wide that they loved their lad but could not grip his threats, the tribunal papers added.

On March 28, astatine astir 8:45 a.m., constabulary were dispatched to the home. Though instrumentality enforcement demanded that Lee exit, helium allegedly would not travel out, barricaded the home, and adjacent utilized a shotgun to sprout down a drone from the house's 2nd floor.

The standoff continued into the night, and photos from the country TV presumption showed authorities deploying teardrop state into the residence and parking astatine slightest 1 armored conveyance outside.

About 14 hours aft the standoff began, astatine astir 10:20 p.m. that night, Lee surrendered. Authorities reportedly recovered wrong the location a shotgun, 4 rifles, 5 handguns, assemblage armor, and 800 rounds of ammunition.

Lee allegedly admitted to drinking and smoking meth successful the caller past. He was booked into jailhouse and ordered to beryllium held connected $50,000 bond.

The suspect is acceptable to look successful tribunal connected April 7.