TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A standoff with a fugitive at a Tucson motel has ended peacefully.
Pima County sheriff’s deputies say 45-year-old Jack Voris was booked Saturday on seven counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of and one count of prohibited possession of a firearm.
The U.S. Marshals Service says a task force was serving a warrant on Voris at Quality Inn and Suites on Friday near Interstate 10 and Palo Verde.
Voris allegedly fired on marshals as soon as they arrived and they returned fire.
A Pima County Regional SWAT team and a bomb squad were deployed.
Voris barricaded himself inside.
The ensuing standoff led to the motel’s evacuation, closures on I-10 exits and traffic delays for several hours.
Voris surrendered without incident.
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