CBS News
quotes Capt. Valerie Matthews saying the shootout came after family members called police on 40-year-old Jehad Eid. The family members said Eid had allegedly been “threatening them, flashed a gun and was trying to break into their garage.”
Police arrived at the family’s home, only to find that Eid had “gone to the barber shop.”
Members of Eid’s family apologized over the fact that it came down to a shootout. The family said they “regret” that the shootout may be used as fodder for more gun control.
An unidentified uncle broke ranks with family, saying, “[Eid] was a very sweet kid, he did not have to die.”