Man Shot After Barricading Himself With Child Inside Home

Note: The story initially contained incorrect information on the injured man's condition, and was updated to fix the error.

SILVER SPRING, MD — Police shot and gravely injured a man after he barricaded himself inside his ex-girlfriend's home while his child was inside and wrote on windows with what appeared to be blood in the Fairland area of Silver Spring Monday night, Montgomery County Police said.

The man was identified as John Carlos Natera-Perez, also known as Jean Perez. He is believed to be about 30 years old.

Officers responded to the home in the 2800 block of Mozart Dr. at about 7:57 p.m. The first call to 911 was reported to be a woman screaming. The call taker heard a man say, “I will kill you,” and then the line was disconnected, police said.

Officers learned Perez entered the home when his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend were inside, as well as the 3-year-old child. The woman told police that Perez was her estranged boyfriend and father of the child, police said.

Perez was armed with a knife and the woman and man fled the home. The child was still in the house with Perez, police said.

Hostage negotiators attempted to contact Perez in English and Spanish and asked him to leave the home and/or release the child.

"During this time, police were able to see that Perez was using furniture to barricade doors and windows inside the home. Officers also observed that Perez writing on the windows using what appeared to be blood on his fingers," a police statement said. "Officers continued to try to establish contact with Perez for over an hour. At this time, Perez lit an object on fire and threw it out a second-floor window of the bedroom believed to be where the 3-year-old was located."

More smoke was seen coming from a second-floor bedroom and smoke detectors were activated and audible. Officers heard the child screaming from the second floor, police said.

Tactical team supervisors made the decision to enter the home for the welfare of the child, police said. During this time, an officer saw Perez and shot him.

Officers performed life-saving efforts and Perez was transported to a local trauma center in grave condition.

The child was found uninjured on the second floor, police said.

This investigation is ongoing. As more information is able to be confirmed, it will be released.

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