21.   Falt said earlier Tuesday that the standoff began when a police suspect was shot and killed while trying to escape arrest Monday.

22.   Falt said earlier Tuesday that the standoff began when a police suspect was shot and killed while trying to evade arrest Monday.

23.   He said he has not spoken to his wife since the standoff began.

24.   He said he has not spoken to his wife since the standoff began but has been in touch with university officials.

25.   He was still in the crane five hours after the standoff began.

26.   In the most serious violence since the standoff began, police came under gunfire in Belfast, but no one was injured, police said.

27.   It was the first time reporters entered the residence since the standoff began two weeks ago.

28.   No independent observers have been allowed in the church since the standoff began, making it impossible to verify the competing claims about damage to the church.

29.   Officers were seen climbing up an adjacent crane about two hours after the standoff began.

30.   Now, the standoff is beginning to have effects beyond the political sphere.