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Sheriff's Office why don't you come out and talk to me with your hands empty Sheriff drop the gun if we call the cops he was going to kill us and the first time said that today today shots fired shots fired you okay on February 10th 2022 911 Dispatchers in Maple Falls Washington began to receive re multiple complaints about a belligerent resident in a nearby subdivision what started as a routine disturbing the peace call quickly devolved into a violent scene of brutality so insane even ARA neighbors were compelled to pick up arms and fight back some of the footage you're about to see has never been seen before howy who are you having trouble with the neighbors it began with a series of complaints from Maple fall residents that their reclusive neighbor later identified as the then 60-year-old Joel Burke young had been discharging a shotgun into the air and making verbal threats against them oh say making smoke okay okay I'm not the burn band police so I don't know if there's a burn band because of the air quality I don't know I have no freaking idea no I don't either so who's out shooting a shotgun in the air deputies Ryan Rathbun and Jason Thompson of the watcom county sheriff's office in Washington are the first respond completely unaware of just how dangerous this situation will soon become but he's just out here being an correct fire correct that's that's correct and you're like what dude so you're going to go that's correct yeah you're more than prepared to put it out you didn't make any threats to shoot anybody he didn't make any threats to kill you nope okay these guys are pissed off because he's well he may have he may have but I I wasn't overly concerned about it okay okay let me go talk to these guys and I'll brief him real fast these guys are out here all armed up and pissed stuff cuz they're they're like the local neighborhood buddies and watch group right they're like why the is he shooting theing gun out here yada y y they're pissed about that the trigger happy suspect will soon appear just off camera opening his front door to make it known exactly how he feels about the whole situation have we talked to him is he no no one's talked to him yet okay so probably two officer contacting talk to him 72 walking the see I don't know what this guy's name is Hey Ron you want to go back in the house he's he was back out of the door yelling so I just don't want you in the backyard do you know his name no no he doesn't know his name yeah just wait get garages or stuff I just don't want you getting shop yeah so he's going to come to the door and yell and be foolish I don't want to order him out till we get another person Hey sir hey you want to shoot no it's a sheriff's office why don't you come out with your hands empty and talk to us yes my okay well that's different do you want to just keep an eye on that and we'll talk to these guys yeah sure while Deputy Thompson maintains visual on the Young House Deputy Rathbun talks with nearby residents hoping to gain some insight into the mind and mentality of their suspect well he just asked me to kiss his maybe it was Deputy Thompson I don't [Applause] know shot slug the plug okay so I mean that's when I saw the plug land in our backyard just why don't you come out and talk to me with your hands empty if you're a sheriff of get the out of here tell these people to put goddamn smoke down take a ride on the Wild Side hit it based on the suspect's dangerous Behavior behavior and blatant refusal to follow the officer's instructions this situation has the potential to quickly take a catastrophic turn but if he's shooting it up in the air it's raining a house over on the kids do we have a a reckless endangerment issue this isn't the first time and he told us if we call the cops he was going to kill us and the first time he said that today today he said call the cops and I'll kill you and PRI and we said fine we'll go get our guns we're call the cops to you guys today he yelled that to you just when this happened cuz we told him to stop shooting we kids outside told us to go ourselves you can put some notes in CAD our subject appears to be Intoxicated by interaction verbal and physical he's armed with a shotgun he's aware of Law enforcements and is here and doesn't care said fine we're calling the cops and he said do it and I'll kill you and you saw him armed with a gun yeah he shot do you believe he would possibly engage and shoot you guys this all be an audio and video recorded everyone reason it seems Young's Antics had been escalating for some time to the point where his neighbors feel their lives are now at risk but no one is prepared for just how violently unhinged young can really be he went back in the house and proceeded to egg me on and yell obscenities at me through the window okay and I informed him that I'm a veteran he wants to around I was in Afghanistan I don't care come outside right I I'll dump right here you threatened me this household and our family mhm I defend all terrorists foreign and domestic I don't care mhm so that is the and that's why you and that's why you went and armed yourself drop the gun drop the gun we're going to deal with the Cavalry is coming we're going to deal with him whatever that looks like he's not going to be allowed to shoot guns and and right so we're gonna take care of it away I I feel you I know what you're saying I we're we're going to deal with it suddenly all hell breaks loose go Sheriff's Office drop the [Laughter] gun shots fired CHS fired you okay I'm here 74 welcome that's right with both deputies struck down by gunfire it's the neighbors who take up up arms to defend against the maniac terrorizing their streets after one of the men unloads an entire magazine into the window of the suspect's house the others help the wounded deputies into the cover of the nearby garage where they quickly attempt to render first aid keep driving keep driving you he they're coming B shots fired at the front door hey get back I'm all right not all right Jay we got we got hit the bank Jay and I are out of here tell hey go to my van in the back of the vanand is med kit big red bag black backpack please grab it I don't have a whole lot yeah you okay yeah I need aid but we need Replacements are you hit yes in the head we're both hit in the head both officers in the head I'm losing vision my left eye okay please sit down I got your cover man yeah I'm just trying to bleed here while the extent of the officer's injuries isn't yet known it's clear that they're in desperate need of medical attention additional members of law enforcement continue to arrive at the scene to assist but the shooter is still at large there's no telling what'll happen next I doubted it was a slug cuz I wouldn't be here no it wasn't a slug we got BB's I got St bad how many you want Jay stay armed up you need it back over here he shot me at the front door mine's right here on the can you can you drive bone yeah I can drive as the harrowing standoff continues the injured officers have no choice but to transport themselves in an attempt to obtain the medical care they need hey what's your name up there get in bone get in back seat get in 7 72 and I are self extricating 2 Aid you can let with the fire hall that we're coming in with gunshot ones at fire [Music] hall behind k okay we're both shot we are the ones that are shot don't go any further down we got two victims both with butt shot shot to the forehead both we can all run one ambulance yeah we're going to we only have one here so who shot you guy the house what's his name I don't know 331 yeah it's going to load you guys up okay okay put your rifle down I want to load you up and go with white trim we got a bunch of civilians helping us with the injured deputies safely in the care of Emergency Services tactical units can focus on swiftly bringing the suspect to Justice and indeed it won't be long before the full force of the watcom County Sheriff's Office descends upon the home of the alleged shooter all right I'll take a look at the map how far up are we from here be safe we take the guy's still in the house just attempted murder got you times two right where' James go got that James hey triplet we're gonna take two and go around King Valley that way what's that we're going to take him and I are going to go up King Valley and go around the East I want you to stay further up from frer sw's going to take all the tight stuff yeah that makes sense uh if there's a way when we get back there if you can if there's a way to make contact with Hy stack I want to get this mve because we're going have a big piece of armor coming in okay Austin what do you need for me um I don't know I think I just should a go team where jum Barat by other side shoot that doorer okay um I think they're pretty well empty so I don't think there's very many people in there yet so whatever you need okay uh and shotgun there we don't know that's what he was firing originally I guess but we don't know what they got C and nobody has eyes on the guy so we don't know if he's in there or not they assuming he is okay but they have pretty good par par in the South Southeast we have a description clothing we have nothing nothing so with his house surrounded by an army of LA enforcement officials and armored vehicles it appears young doesn't quite grasp the severity of the situation as he finally opens his front door and makes his presence known door's opening door's open door open show your hands hands up put your hands up right now you're under arrest step out front hands in the air step out follow commands show me your hands keep your hands up hands up higher keep your hands up walk out to the street get the FN ready suspect at the front door laughing at [Music] Us Joel Young wouldn't have the last laugh however at 6:03 p.m. officer secured young in handcuffs bringing an in into a day of needless Terror and indiscriminate violence get on your face hands out hands out I got the house hands out to your side all the way Jaren out of the turret you guys are really making a big scham out another keep your taser on him he has no idea what he did who I at this guy you guys are here for me like he has no idea amazingly despite the flirt of gunfire directed at his property Joel Young was completely unscathed with the alleged shooter in cuffs it wasn't long before the heroic exploits of the gunslinging neighbors began to circulate among the ranks cuz he was jacking a shotgun around so him and Jay I think they were like approaching I don't know how close they got I don't know if they th and I don't know if they returned fire return fire I don't no they did they but that the neighbors returned fire oh the neighbors neb those neighbors right there when bone got hit they came up to get bone and they re chared fire one of them with a shotgun with a rifle shot at the guy here they grab bone and brought back gotcha well good everybody's looking at the house and I'm like all right this is my team call me and I didn't know who those guys were but they were great do we have we know exactly what houses they're at know what do we know what houses are are assistant were at oh it is that one okay officers we don't know yeah that breaks my heart is like he like family he's like family he was standing right over by the door there where you mean where the garage door is where the lights on yeah okay so he was standing there and he said he was a sheriff yeah then what happened and then I said you that's what you do right okay it's not that I don't appreciate sh my dad was a bitature okay I appreciate all you people that ain't the point I'm really getting damn tired of this what's going on you can throw me in jail if you want it's okay I'm not a threat to you cuz I'm sick of this right I got neighbors over here that are freaking crazy I can't out of here I want to move somewhere else but if you throw me in jail I guess I'll just sit there till I die despite both officers suffering wounds caused by birdshot to their faces deputies Ryan Rathbun and Jason Thompson would eventually make full recoveries and returned to duty nearly a year after this horrific experience each was awarded the state Medal of Honor in May of 20123 Joel Burke young faces several felony charges including two counts of aemp Ed first-degree murder he pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on February 18th 2022 as of January of 2024 he's still awaiting trial and remains in custody at the Skagit County Jail