Man Suspected of Shooting 6-Month-Old Son in Hostage Standoff Near Phoenix Apparently Killed Himself

Man Suspected of Shooting 6-Month-Old Son in Hostage Standoff Near Phoenix Apparently Killed Himself
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SURPRISE, Ariz.—A man suspected of shooting his 6-month-old son multiple times after taking the boy and his mother hostage was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the rubble of a suburban Phoenix home that caught fire during a SWAT standoff, police said Saturday.

The boy was reported in critical but stable condition at a local hospital Saturday, Surprise police said in a statement. They said earlier his injuries suffered the day before were not believed to be life-threatening.