Officers located the vehicle Barnes and the woman fled in at a motel the victim had told police her ex was probably at. Once at the scene, officers used a spotlight and PA system to try to flush the two out of their second-story room.

After 35 minutes, a woman ran out of the room with her hands up and bolted toward a staircase. Once she cleared the room's door, Barnes opened fire.

From the higher ground, Barnes continued shooting at officers, who took cover behind a truck. One of his shots struck at least one cruiser, and as Barnes was shooting, officers told the woman to run and get to the bottom floor, where she was met by police, McKinley said.

The officers returned fire, and Barnes shut the room door. With the door closed, police heard a muffled gunshot, which registers on the bodycam footage.

An hour passed as officers ordered Barnes to exit the room. That's when a SWAT unit was called, and members breached the door at about 1:15 a.m. 

A drone was deployed into the room, and Barnes was found on the floor. He had sustained two gunshot wounds, one in his chest from officers' gunfire and a self-inflicted gunshot to his head. The cause of death is still outstanding.

No officers were injured in the shootout, and no one was injured by the gunfire at the earlier incident.

"I'm grateful no officers or no other innocent bystanders were injured in this incident," said McKinley. "I want to recognize the officers and the responding teams—our SWAT team, out H&T team who responded—and their coordination and the steps they took to keep people safe, to keep themselves safe, and to bring the situation—this extremely dangerous situation—to a resolution as safely as they could."

Barnes had an extensive criminal history, including weapon and drug charges. He also was a convicted felon.

“I think it’s pretty clear that this suspect presented a grave danger to not just police officers but citizens and our community,” said McKinley.

The shooting remains under investigation.