Axe-Wielding Man Rammed House, Arrested for Attempted Murder

0:00On April 7, early Tuesday morning in Derry's Altcar Park, a 36-year-old man armed with an axe rammed a house repeatedly with his car around 2.40 a.m. on April 7, police rushed to the scene after reports of the ongoing attack and arrested him before 4 a.m. on suspicion of four counts of attempted murder plus. Other charges. Officers first tried and compassionate spray twice to stop his rampage, but he pulled out a knife and kept driving into the property. Each hit the house hard and wrecked a nearby vehicle too. The four people inside the home got out safely with no physical injuries, though the whole thing left them pretty rattled. Cops focused on getting them to safety right away amid the chaos. After some tense negotiations to avoid hurting anyone, including the suspect, police fired an attinuating energy projectile that hit his leg and finally brought the situation under control. He's still in custody now, and authorities are piecing together what led to this wild early morning scare.