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After 5-hour standoff, barricaded man who shot NC deputy removed in handcuffs

A standoff between an armed, barricaded man and dozens of law enforcement officers finally ended after five hours on Wednesday afternoon. One deputy was shot multiple times.

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Chelsea Donovan
, WRAL reporter; Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer
SEMORA, N.C. — A North Carolina sheriff's deputy was shot multiple times Wednesday while serving domestic violence protection order spurring an hours-long standoff between an armed man and dozens of law enforcement officers.

After five hours, the man was taken into custody by the Caswell County Sheriff's Office.

Caswell County Sheriff's deputies arrived to a home on Paradise Lane in Semora just before 11 a.m. to serve a domestic violence order. Right as they drove up onto the man's property — a secluded farmhouse surrounded by woods — the two deputies were shot at.

The suspect, Kevin Desilva, barricaded himself inside his home with three family members. They were able to escape during the standoff.

Armored vehicle arrives at the scene of a standoff in Craven County

Officers attempted multiple different negotiating tactics to try and get Desilva to come out of the home, according to authorities.

An armored vehicle and helicopter were also seen surrounding the home during the standoff, and deputies could be seen positioning themselves in SUVs and trucks across the property.

Around 4 p.m., Desilva was finally detained. WRAL's Sky 5 showed him being removed from the structure in handcuffs.

He will likely be faced with an attempted murder charge, according to a spokesperson with the Caswell County Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Aaron Tyndall, who has been with the department for three years, was transported to Duke University Hospital after being hit in the shoulder. He was alert and responsive, according to the Caswell County Sheriff's Office.

Video taken from Sky5 shows gunfire shatter the back of one sheriff's deputy's car window at around 12 p.m. Residents told WRAL News that they could hear several rounds of gunfire ring out throughout the area.

An image from the scene showed the vehicle being towed away, riddled with bullet holes.

A Caswell County deputy vehicle, riddled with bullet holes.

Authorities told WRAL News that Desilva was not previously known to law enforcement, and they had not visited the home prior to Wednesday.

Semora is in Caswell County, which is north of Raleigh by around 70 miles. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Guilford County Sheriff's Office was also on Paradise Lane Wednesday to help Caswell County take Desilva into custody.

A similar situation unfolded in Wayne County this month when officers were trying to serve a court-ordered involuntary commitment order. There was a 9-hour standoff where three deputies were shot and one was killed.

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