Around 5:30 a.m. Doug Lovell and Karen Schmidt quietly prepared their driveway for a garage sale just before police cars roared down their street and set up a barricade 50 feet from their home.

An armed neighbor, later identified as John Mancini, 51, had allegedly secluded himself inside his house, threatening to shoot police Friday morning. The incident caused the evacuation of several families in the Ashton Ranch housing development.

Lovell and Schmidt, recently engaged, said they had welcomed Mancini's family members into their home. They allowed his ex-wife and girlfriend, now pregnant, to use the computer in the couple's master bedroom, Schmidt said. .

Boston Hands Women's Ice Hockey First Home Loss

Despite it being the home opener with a crowd of over 400 in attendance, the Robert Morris University women's ice hockey team was defeated 4-1 by Boston University Friday night.

The Colonials (0-3-1) dodged a bullet early in the first period after sophomore goaltender Brianne McLaughlin (Sheffield Village, Oh. / Ohio Flames) denied Boston's junior Stephanie Armstrong on a penalty shot 8:15 into the game. McLaughlin had 26 saves on the night.

Shortly after, Robert Morris capitalized on one of the eight power-plays of the first period thanks to a score in front of the net by sophomore Kristen Miles (London, Ontario / London Devillettes) picking up her third goal of the season at 12:39. Morgan Beikirch (Livonia, N.Y. / Syracuse Stars) was credited with the assist

The Colonials defense battled in the second after giving up an early score to the Terriers three minutes into the period.