Man Safely Surrenders After Sunday Morning Standoff

Date: August 4, 2013, 9:16am

Location: 2500 Viola Avenue http://goo.gl/maps/LL1nb

Offense: Deadly Conduct

Case Number: 1308040063

A 23-year-old man safely surrendered after a standoff with the Corpus Christi Police Sunday morning on the 2500 block of Viola Avenue.

No injuries were reported as a result of the gunfire or the standoff. Corpus Christi Police responded to the 2500 block of Viola Avenue at 9:16am after a complaint that a 23-year-old man discharged a firearm several times and threatened suicide. The 23-year-old man went inside his home and said that he would not be taken by authorities alive.

The Corpus Christi Police SWAT team and the Hostage Negotiation Team arrived and established communication with the 23-year-old man. The 23-year-old man, Joshua Bocanegra (3/4/1990) safely surrendered to police at about 10:52am and was arrested for Deadly Conduct.