Rafael Rivas
CHARLOTTE -- Police have identified the man who they say forged DMV documents and is responsible for a standoff Wednesday in northwest Charlotte.
Officers were called to the home on Langston Mill Road to serve a warrant on Rafael Rivas. When they suspected Rivas was an illegal immigrant and possibly a member of the MS-13 gang, they called in the SWAT team.
As officers tried to enter the home, police say Rivas' brother, Gilberto, fired shots. Police returned fire and hit Gilberto. He was taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition.
Authorities went to the house next door and took 12 people into custody. Police found that 11 were in the country illegally.
Police say Rivas was forging records for other illegal immigrants to come into the country.
Rivas is expected to appear in court Thursday.