An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver carries boxes into a van outside of a distribution facility on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. - Jeff Bezos said February 1, 2021, he would give up his role as chief executive of Amazon later this year as the tech and e-commerce giant reported a surge in profit and revenue in the holiday quarter. The announcement came as Amazon reported a blowout holiday quarter with profits more than doubling to $7.2 billion and revenue jumping 44 percent to $125.6 billion. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
<p>An <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/?s=amazon&;post_type%5B%5D=post&;post_type%5B%5D=list_posts&;_gl=1*104uxtf*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDU4Njk4MTIzLjE2Nzk1OTE3MTY.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY3OTU5MTcxNS4xLjEuMTY3OTU5MzMzNS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Amazon</strong></a> delivery driver went above and beyond after handing off a package to a police officer during an active SWAT team standoff with a gunman, a viral clip shows.</p>
<p>The incident, which occurred last month in Cary, North Carolina, and was posted to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mlktrk679/video/7211896298101034286" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TikTok</strong></a>, has recently amassed upwards of 7 million views, with social media praising the Amazon worker&#8217;s dedication to his job.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Amazon Deliveryman Drops-Off Package During 24-Hour SWAT Standoff, Viral Video Shows</h3>
<blockquote><p>“When you’re about your business…nothing will get in your way,” reads the caption to the video of the dramatic delivery.</p></blockquote>
<p>The outlet reports that a SWAT team had allegedly been engaged in a near 24-hour standoff with the armed suspect, who was not publicly named.</p>
<p>But the deliveryman was undeterred and delivered the parcel in spite of the chaos.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Driver Filmed Casually Handing Over Parcel To Police Officer in North Carolina Standoff With Armed Man</h3>
<p>In the dramatic 1:11 minute-long clip, the driver, who hasn&#8217;t been identified as of Thursday (March 23), can be seen cooly walking up a street lined with police cars while officers bewilderedly looked on.</p>
<blockquote><p>“In the midst of a standoff, he’s going to deliver his package,” the videographer states as the driver calmly walks through the police perimeter.</p></blockquote>
<p>Officers did initially stop the deliveryman from crossing the property line, to which the courier hands the package over the a SWAT team member, who in turn takes it towards the apartment.</p>
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<p>The driver then proceeds to take out his phone to confirm the drop-off before taking a picture of the wild situation and casually walking away from the crime scene.</p>
<p>According to the Daily Mail, it&#8217;s believed the intended delivery recipient was locked in or out of their apartment as per protocol during police standoffs.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Social Media Praises Man For Following Through With Dangerous Delivery</h3>
<p>Regardless, social media praised the man for following through with the delivery, with one commenter posting: “Now that’s what you call AMAZON PRIME.”</p>
<blockquote><p>“Package delivery note was ‘handed to SWAT officer,’ ” joked another commenter. “Their slogan is rain, sleet, snow or standoff.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Another noted the driver must have been “more scared of (Amazon owner) Jeff Bezos than getting taken out.&#8221;</p>
<p>Meanwhile, other Amazon workers who commented on the viral video said the courier&#8217;s response was less an act of bravery and more of an act of job self-preservation, with one claiming he would have gotten in trouble for not delivering the package.</p>
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<blockquote><p>“I used to work as an Amazon delivery driver,” claimed one purported courier. “If you didn’t deliver all your packages you’d get in trouble.”</p></blockquote>
<p>According to Amazon guidelines, they will “refund any shipping fees associated with that order” if an order isn&#8217;t delivered by a specified date.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Armed Man Reportedly Killed Himself, While His 11-Year-Old Son Sustained A Gunshot Wound As Well</h3>
<p><a href="https://abc11.com/crime-swat-situation-in-cary-windsor-apartments-macedonia-lake-drive/12860077/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><strong>ABC 11</strong></em></a> reports that police had arrived on-scene after an armed man barricaded himself and his 11-year-old son inside the Windsor apartments in what was described as a hostage situation.</p>
<p>The standoff reportedly ended after the unidentified man took his own life, according to the outlet.</p>
<p>His son also sustained a gunshot wound, but survived.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I wanted to express my condolences to the family of the individual who was in crisis today,” said Cary Police Chief Terry Sult.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sult went on to say: “It’s always a sad time when someone is in crisis, and it should bring attention to mental health across this country.”</p>
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