Riverside police were involved in a standoff with a man in the 5300 block of Magnolia Avenue that started late Thursday afternoon and ended shortly before midnight.

It’s unclear what led to the situation, which was preceded by a police attempt to contact Jesse Adam Moore. Moore was in a two-story house near Elmwood Court and Oakwood Place, according to police.

Riversider Mindy Moore was shocked by what she saw, asking in an e-mail, “What’s going on in the Wood Streets — on Magnolia between Bandini and Elmwood? The SWAT team has responded — streets closed.”

Lt. Chuck Griffiths of the Riverside Police Department said the suspect was wanted in connection with undisclosed felony charges.

As of 9 p.m., police SWAT-team members were communicating with Moore via telephone after he refused to leave the house.

At 11:07 p.m., another comment came in to InstantRiverside.com: “Several shots fired. I heard them from my home on Linwood.” The neighbor did not disclose their identity. There was no conformation as to whether shots were fired.

Neighbors said an armored-looking SWAT vehicle was in the driveway of the home, but no nearby houses had been evacuated.

– posted at 10:51 p.m. by C. Fiegener; most recent update at 12:05 a.m.

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

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