UPDATE: Elijah Black (L) was apprehended today when he surrendered to SWAT team members after a brief standoff at the Brookshire Inn Motel, located off of Brookshire Boulevard. The incident began this afternoon around 12:15 pm and Black was placed under arrest at approximately 1:25 pm.Detectives developed information early this morning and learned Black was staying at the Brookshire Inn Motel and that he was armed with a sawed off shotgun.
Police say they evacuated the motel as a SWAT negotiator made contact with Black. The negotiator was able to convince Black to come out of the room and surrender peacefully. After Mr. Black surrendered, a search of his motel room yielded a sawed off shotgun and a paint ball gun. Traffic in the area was shut down for a little over an hour. Once the suspect was in custody and his room secured, traffic was allowed to flow again.
3/15/07: CMPD's Violent Crimes Apprehension Team (VCAT) is looking for Elijah Roshell Black. Black has an outstanding warrant for armed robbery and should be considered armed and dangerous.Black is known to frequent the Tryon Hills area and several motels located along Interstate 85.
Please contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 if you have any information about his whereabouts.