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Sean Deadder

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : White

Date : 04/25/2024

Location : Unknown

City : North Andover

County : Andover

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Andover Police Department, NEMLEC SWAT

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 24, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., North Andover police responded to a 911 call reporting that 36-year-old Sean Robert DeAdder was armed and experiencing a mental health crisis at his residence on Waverly Road. Upon arrival, DeAdder fired at responding officers, injuring one officer with metal shards from a bullet striking a cruiser. The officer sustained minor injuries.
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The Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) SWAT team was deployed to the home. DeAdder locked himself inside the home, continuing to fire from both the front and rear windows. After several hours, he was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The identities of the officers involved have not been publicly disclosed. The Massachusetts State Police are conducting the investigation into the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last Update: 12/10/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcvb.com/article/several-guns-removed-standoff-barricaded-north-andover-home-ends/60601061
https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-04-27-0032/general-news-man-who-fatally-shot-himself-after-barricading-inside-north
https://whav.net/2024/04/25/man-36-takes-own-life-after-barricading-himself-shooting-at-police-at-north-andover-home/
https://whdh.com/news/officer-hit-during-north-andover-swat-standoff-barricaded-individual-dead/
https://hoodline.com/2024/04/north-andover-standoff-ends-with-man-taking-his-own-life-after-firing-at-police/
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/north-andover-barricaded-subject-police-response/3349229/
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/barricaded-suspect-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-after-opening-fire-officers-north-andover/PKXR3RZ7GRCVFPLMEWLNUXOFCY/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/barricaded-suspect-dies-self-inflicted-115734301.html