Texas Standoff Showdown: Crime-Fighting Robot Outsmarts Suspect, Dodges Bullet, Teargasses Gunman, and Pins Him to the Ground
Screenshot: KCBD 11
A Texas SWAT team deployed a bomb squad robot to subdue a barricaded gunman in a tense standoff that ended with the suspect pinned to the ground by the very robot he tried to outmaneuver.
Felix Delarosa, 39, barricaded himself inside a Days Inn motel room in Lubbock on Wednesday morning after firing shots at police officers, KBCD 11 reported.
The standoff escalated quickly when Delarosa refused to surrender peacefully, despite negotiators’ repeated attempts to defuse the situation.
When he began firing at officers again, the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office decided to strike back with a modern twist—sending in a police robot.
Delarosa attempted to outwit the tech-savvy cop-on-wheels. Armed with desperation and a sheet,
