"There are two little boys who use these mowers to help the community by mowing lawns for our elderly and disabled residents," the social media post stated.
"Over the course of 18 hours, trained crisis negotiators used a multitude of tactics in an attempt to peacefully resolve the situation," the NCSO wrote. "During the incident, there was exchange of gunfire between the armed barricaded subject and law enforcement."
A man claiming to be the father of the suspect in Friday night and Saturday morning's standoff with local law enforcement has reached out via social media to both apologize to and thank officers for how they handled that tragic situation.
The Evansville Police Department has released two photos associated with the man who has allegedly been stealing items from vehicles parked in the parking lots of both the C'mon Inn and the Sleep Inn, both of which located in Evansville.