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A standoff in Phoenix on May 21, 2013, ended with the death of 32-year-old Israel Celis Sr. The incident began when Celis was accused of assaulting his wife in a hotel room and taking his child, which prompted an Amber Alert and a nearly 12-hour pursuit by law enforcement.

The situation escalated after Celis barricaded himself in a house and the Phoenix Police Department deployed its SWAT team. Officers used a large truck to ram the structure in an attempt to breach it. Before police made entry, Celis sustained a fatal, self-inflicted gunshot wound, bringing the pursuit and standoff to a close.

What details about the pursuit or the moments inside the house might help explain how events unfolded that day?