San Bernardino barricade: Suspect in custody after firing at ice cream truck, police officers

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A suspect who barricaded himself in a San Bernardino home after firing at a group of children surrounding an ice cream truck was taken into custody Sunday night after a nearly eight-hour standoff.

San Bernardino police responded to a shots fired call in the 700 block of West 19th Street around 3:30 p.m. No one was injured, but neighborhood children scrambled to safety.

SWAT were called to the scene to assist. The suspect, 52-year-old Terri McKenny, who allegedly has a history with San Bernardino police, retreated to his house and later fired three rounds at an armored vehicle. All officers were said to be OK, according to San Bernardino police.

A few dozen homes in the neighborhood were evacuated as SWAT officers tried to coax McKenny out of the house. Police even used tear gas to try and get the suspect to surrender.

The house caught fire around 11:15 p.m., and McKenny was taken into custody shortly after.

"We couldn't have had a better outcome. The only person that suffered anything here was the suspect; nobody was hurt, he is in custody," said Lt. Rich Lawhead with the San Bernardino Police Department. "I don't think he'll be on the streets for any time soon with the amount of charges that are against him."