Man wanted for murdering his wife in Weston kills himself after SWAT standoff, cops say

A SWAT standoff ended with the suicide of a man suspected of killing his estranged wife in Weston, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

Angel Garcia Sanchez, 39, was tracked down at his home in the 500 block of Sheppard Road in Venus, about 40 miles south of Sebring, on Thursday night, by the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshal’s task force and Broward Sheriff’s Office, detectives said.

When the SWAT team’s armored vehicle approached the Central Florida home, Sanchez fired several shots at it, but no officers were injured, officials said.

Officers tried to talk to Sanchez for more than two hours but got no response. Sanchez was later found inside the home, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, investigators said.

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