BOSTON, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a New York man who engaged police in a 12-hour standoff after opening fire as officers arrived at his home has been charged with attempted murder.
Matthew Eck is being held without bail after surrendering about 9:30 a.m. Monday following hours of overnight negotiations.
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says the 48-year-old man fired about 60 shots from a high-powered rifle Sunday night when deputies responded to a domestic call in the town of Boston, south of Buffalo.
Authorities say Eck’s wife had called 911 after fleeing with her children to a neighbor’s house.
A sheriff’s deputy sustained an eye injury when the gunfire broke the glass of his cruiser’s windshield. Three police vehicles were struck.
Eck is awaiting arraignment. It’s unknown if he has an attorney.
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