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Victor Standoff Ends Peacefully

By: Tina Shively
Updated: March 12, 2013
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The longest standoff Ontario County Sheriff Phil Pavaro can remember in his 40 plus years of police work came to a peaceful end Monday night.
 An unidentified man and woman came out of their Victor home just before nine Monday night with no visible injuries.
 People who live in the quiet victor neighborhood known as jacob's landing spent nearly 12 hours watching and waiting for answers as the standoff went on and on.
 Just after 9 Monday morning neighbors called 911 to report a man firing shots in his driveway.
 The Ontario County Sheriff's office showed up and shut the neighborhood down.
 Jeanine Diberardinis lives just down the road from the Ketchum Street home. She said "Never had any problems in the neighborhood whatsoever. A lot of the neighbors have been calling to find out what's going on because they're at work."
 As the hours passed the tension rose. Some neighbors were told to stay indoors, like James Hood's wife.
 "She sheltered in the basement most of the day," he said. "We were able to get her out around 4:00, the sheriff let us in and we were able to get her out. Since then we haven't been able to get to the house."
 Some took shelter and had dinner at nearby st. Patrick's Church.
Back in the neighborhood, a sound and light show from police flash bangs and tear gas.
 Just as the standoff was about to reach the 12 hour mark, the pair inside finally came out.
 An hour later neighbors went home to broken glass, dug up lawns and a once pretty insignificant house now significantly torn apart.
 Will Hampson lives across the street from the home.
 "You pretty much know everyone here, you wouldnt think this would happen," he said. "Tired been a long day. Kind of exciting but at the same time kind of sad."

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