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Article: DU PONT HEIR AT CENTER OF SIEGE.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- January 27, 1996
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Byline: MARIA PANARITIS Associated Press
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- A gun-loving heir to the Du Pont fortune shot a top Olympic wrestler to death Friday on his estate, then holed up inside his mansion and refused to negotiate with SWAT team members, police said.
John E. du Pont was heavily armed and had barricaded himself alone inside a second-floor bedroom of his mansion in suburban Philadelphia, police said.
Negotiations broke down after several hours. Officers could see du Pont walking around late Friday, but they were keeping their distance.
``John du Pont is a marksman and he has an arsenal,'' said police Sgt. Brian McNeill.
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