Soon afterward, Tyree died in a barrage of police gunfire, ending the standoff that began at the break of dawn when U.S. Marshals and the NYPD came here to take Tyree into custody.

“We recovered three hand guns – one AK-47, which was in his hands when he came out, one smoke grenade, two magazines — one which is a drum magazine – 75 rounds in it, the other is a banana clip with 30 rounds in it,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce.

Police: Man Who Barricaded Self Inside S.I. Home After Shooting Firefighter Is Dead

Loved ones at the scene were hysterical as the alleged wanted gang member. After the gunfire, Tyree’s family came out screaming, “They killed him,” 1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck reported.

Explosionsgunfire again on Staten Island. Family of barricaded man comes out screaming. "They killed him " #1010wins pic.twitter.com/YPbSGpdk9O — glenn schuck (@glennschuck) August 14, 2015

Tyree’s mother defended her son hours after the incidents.

“My son wouldn’t want to hurt a firefighter or nobody,” said Roxanne Tyree Purcell. “I don’t think he wanted to hurt nobody!”

The standoff began around 5:45 a.m. Friday when a U.S. Marshals regional task force went to arrest Tyree at his girlfriend’s home on federal parole violation charges, police said.

As officers arrived to serve the warrant, they were “confronted with a smoke-filled situation” inside the basement apartment, which prompted them to call firefighters, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said.

When firefighters responded to the scene, Tyree opened fire, striking 53-year-old FDNY Lt. James Hayes.

“Once through the right buttocks, and through the left calf,” said Assistant FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeiffer.

For close to six hours, there was dialogue between negotiators, the suspect, and his loved ones.

Police said Tyree was armed with an assault rifle and was believed to be the only person inside the home. Authorities said they later determined that the smoke was caused by a commercial-grade smoke bomb.

Neighbors and concerned friends of Tyree gathered outside as the situation unfolded.

“You’re not expecting gunshots at 6 in the morning when you’re getting ready for work,” neighbor Andrew Jones told WCBS 880’s Paul Murnane.

A woman whom relatives identified as Tyree’s girlfriend was seen inconsolable and leaving the area with investigators, CBS2’s Janelle Burrell reported.

Standoff continues on #statenIsland Suspect accused of shooting #FDNY ff. Suspect IDed as Garland Tyree. FF stable pic.twitter.com/jeQpAsHCfY — Janelle Burrell (@BurrellTV) August 14, 2015

Police said officers spoke with Tyree by phone and with members of his family during the standoff. A hostage negotiating team and other emergency personnel were also called in.

“His main indicator was that he would surrender, those were his own words, when his mother arrived on the scene,” said Lt. Jack Cambria with the NYPD hostage negotiating team. “Very sweet with the mom and the mom was very sweet with him. He said, ‘I’m coming out now mama.’ He said, ‘I love you,’ ‘I love you’ back, put the gun down and then right after that, the shots rang out.”