Jamestown Police chief Harry Snellings and District Attorney Patrick Swanson address the media today in Jamestown.

JAMESTOWN — Keith Robbins, the man accused of shooting his wife last week, has been arrested by the Jamestown Police Department.

Robbins could face charges of second-degree murder and assaulting a police officer, though Patrick Swanson, Chautauqua County district attorney, said there could be additional charges. Charges will be filed once the investigation is complete.

At 11:40 p.m. Monday, police officers responded to tip from a private citizen to 2 Todd Ave., Jamestown. Police received consent to search the home.

“Officers cleared the home up to the point of the attic,” said Harry Snellings, Jamestown police chief. “Once they got to the attic, our K-9 officer released his dog to check the attic. There was a confrontation up there. The dog did confront Keith Robbins. Keith Robbins did stab our K-9 Mitchell. He was rushed to emergency surgery and it appears he is going to be OK.”

Officers then backed up and established a perimeter. Seven neighboring homes were evacuated while other residents were told they could stay in their homes but were asked to stay in areas of the home away from the Todd Avenue side of their home. Snellings said they were able to establish contact with Robbins and negotiated until 6 a.m. when Robbins surrendered himself to officers. Robbins has a self-inflicted stab wound in his chest and was taken to WCA Hospital for treatment.

“It is a very tense situation,” Snellings said. “We didn’t know what type of weapons he had access to in the house. He had obviously shot someone several days prior. … We did evacuate all the neighbors from the surrounding area because we had no idea what weapons he had access to.”

It is alleged that Robbins shot his wife, Shari Robbins, around 9 a.m. Thursday at 9 Prospect St., near the parking lot of the New Creation Assembly of God church. Friends also claim Shari Robbins was using the church parking lot Thursday on her way to work – she was a certified nurses assistant – when she was fatally shot in the head. The weapon used in the murder has not been found. Snellings said police officers were waiting for a search warrant to go back into the 2 Todd Ave. house.

The 2 Todd Avenue home was in the area where police had been searching for Keith Robbins last week in the aftermath of the shooting. Charges are possible if it is proven there were people helping Robbins evade police for the six days between the shooting and when Keith Robbins was captured.

“We checked 24 Woodworth (Ave.) because we had reason to believe he had access to that residence,” Snellings said. “And then obviously 2 Todd (Ave.) because that was his father’s home. The vehicle was found near that location. We don’t know how he left but he did leave the area. We do believe he got some assistance. We’re still following up the investigation.”

The Post-Journal confirmed an order of protection had been issued by Jamestown City Court in 2009. Swanson told reporters on Tuesday that there had been an active “refrain from” order in place against Keith Robbins.

“A refrain from order you’re essentially barred from harassing, assaulting, basically breaking the law against that person,” he said. “It was not a complete stay away.”

In addition to the Jamestown Police Department, the Ellicott and Lakewood-Busti police departments, the FBI, State Police, state Department of Homeland Security, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department, Chautauqua County Emergency Services Department and the county HAZMAT team played a role in the search for Robbins and collection of evidence on Thursday. Snellings also credited community members who provided information to police.

“I can’t thank them enough, the community members who provided information” he said. “We’ve been dealing with this since Thursday night non-stop for six days. I can’t say enough about the law enforcement officers who were committed to this case. There were a lot of long hours.”