A police detective in Manassas, Virignia killed himself outside his home Tuesday morning as officers attempted to arrest him on molestation charges.
Prince William police officers arrived at the townhome of Detective David E. Abbott Jr. around 2:30 a.m. and said that he refused to surrender, according to The Washington Post.
Police then evacuated nearby townhouses as a precaution, and an ensuing standoff lasted for more than four hours. Prince William Sgt. Jonathan Perok told the newspaper that around 7 a.m., Abbott shot himself.
Officials said that an investigation found that Abbot had molested two boys he met while coaching youth hockey in Prince William County.
The 39-year-old detective was a member of the Northern Virginia-Washington D.C. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and had been an officer on the Manassas City force for 14 years.
