A mix of clouds and sun. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 81F. Winds light and variable.. Partly cloudy this evening followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers after midnight. Low around 65F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30. Updated: July 11, 2024  1:20 pm. . . Ryan Snyder. ELKHART A man arrested for the death of a child in Elkhart Sunday evening has been identified. The Elkhart County Sheriff s Department named Ryan Snyder, 37, as the arrested individual in the SWAT standoff that lasted over 18 hours in the 57000 block of Pendleton Drive this weekend. The department was called to the area around 9:06 p.m. Saturday, July 6, for a welfare check on a man and his two children. Information was received that indicated the man had made threats to harm the children deputies attempted to make contact with the man at the residence, however, they were unsuccessful, a press release from the department stated. Further investigation confirmed that the man was in the residence, armed and threatened to harm law enforcement. . The sheriff s office blotter indicated that Snyder was having a mental health episode at the time. span. At approximately 12:09 a.m. Sunday, the Elkhart County Regional SWAT team responded to assist with securing the scene and to attempt make contact with the man. The man refused to exit and discharged his firearm before barricading himself in the residence, the report reads. The Elkhart County Homicide Unit is currently investigating with the assistance of the Indiana State Police due to the death of a minor child, Captain Michael Culp with ECSO said in an email update at 4:53 p.m. Sunday. Lucas Moen lives near the standoff scene, and noted that he saw law enforcement move heavy equipment into the area. The guy in the house was shooting last night, Moen said shortly after 1 p.m. They law enforcement didn t want to harm the kids. . Loud noises, or booms, could be heard at about 1:30 p.m. from the scene or nearby. The Indiana State Police Emergency Response Team was also requested and responded to assist, as did the Baugo Township Fire Department. A fouryearold female child was also located. She was treated at the scene and released to a relative. . Snyder was taken to a hospital to be checked out and then incarcerated at the Elkhart County Jail on a preliminary charge of Murder. There is no bond currently set. This case is being investigated by detectives with the Indiana State Police and the Elkhart County Homicide Unit. . Ryan Snyder. First Amendment:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:
Ryan Snyder, 37, was arrested in Elkhart for the death of a child after an 18-hour SWAT standoff. Authorities received threats that he would harm his children and found him armed in his residence. The standoff ended peacefully with Snyder taken into custody on Murder charges.