Police said Mr. Wright expressed concern with a television news van that had pulled up within his line of sight near High Point Church, about a quarter mile away.To the DMN: Then why not the title?:
Thirty minutes later, he rose again and straddled the wall, one leg hanging over the side."
I saw this article in this morning's paper, and this is what stood out in my mind. While I'm certainly no expert in dealing with situations like this, if a police negotiator sat a few feet away from him for thirty minutes, couldn't he have just reached over and grabbed him? I have seen several articles about this and I don't recall any indication Mr. Wright was armed.