This incident took place in the early morning hours of 2018. The suspect had been on an alcohol and drug binge, which resulted in a mini crime spree. Officers were able to stop the subject near one of the crime scenes, but a foot pursuit ensued. The subject ran into an open residence garage and took a female hostage in a back bedroom. This case study employs body cam footage of the initial barricade and audio recordings of the negotiation and SWAT communications. It offers insight into the command perspective of a hostage incident and many lessons learned. The incident lasted over four hours and ended in a way the team was unprepared for.

Patrick Doering retired after a 28.5 year career with the Lake St. Louis (MO) Police Department. He was a Crisis/Hostage Negotiator for 20 of those years and spent the last three years as the Commander of the St. Charles County Regional Crisis Negotiation Team. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the FBI National Crisis Negotiation Course, and the London Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard) National Negotiators course. Patrick is the former President and co-founder of the Missouri Association of Crisis Negotiators. He has presented case studies at several negotiation conferences across the country. He is currently the Crisis Negotiation Section Chair for the National Tactical Officers Association.