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Man gives up peacefully after standoff with Independence police

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man surrendered peacefully after a near three-hour standoff Thursday in Independence, Missouri.

Police said the incident began about 1:30 p.m. when the man refused to come out of a house in the 4300 block of South Greenwich Lane.

He was being sought by officers on a felony arrest warrant.

No information was released on what the man was wanted for.

No shots were fired, and no one was injured.

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