Suspect charged in Cheraw hostage situation

A hostage situation Tuesday in Cheraw ended with two people recovering from gunshot wounds, Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker said.

The incident occurred in the 700 block of Manor Road, just outside of Cheraw.

Carey Andrew Shaw, 51, of 416 Newsome Drive, Cheraw, held his former girlfriend hostage for six hours before shooting her in the head when she told him she no longer loved him, Parker said.

“He had gotten mad with her because she had another boyfriend,” the sheriff said.

Parker said deputies were unaware of the situation until being called to the hospital, where the woman told them about the suspect, who was waiting back at the original hostage site.

“It began at the hospital after she was was able to escape from her home and go to the hospital where we became involved,” the sheriff said.

When the Chesterfield County Special Response Team first went to the woman’s home, but the suspect was gone.

They found him still armed and waiting for them at his residence, Parker said.

“We were able to set up a perimeter and watch him in the yard with a shotgun covered with a blanket,” Parker said. “We think he was there waiting to ambush us.”

Parker said that after about two hours, the suspect began walking towards the officers, raising his gun before shooting himself in the chin.

“We think alcohol was (involved), but we think he also had a past history of going to prison and basically he didn’t want to go back to prison,” the sheriff said.

The woman was treated for her injuries and released from an area hospital.

Shaw, who is in stable condition, faces a charge with assault and battery with intent to kill, Parker said.