KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man is in custody after an hours-long standoff Tuesday with police in east Kansas City, Missouri.
At about 10:15 a.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of East 26th Street on a nature unknown call.
While responding, officers learned dispatchers heard a woman yelling for help in the background of the call. She also claimed to be injured.
Upon arrival, officers heard a man and woman arguing inside an apartment unit.
Officers approached the door of the unit and heard multiple gunshots, prompting them to make entry.
Once inside, police located a woman with gunshot wounds. Police rescued her, and she was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries.
Officers also safely removed multiple juveniles while the man, who was allegedly armed, barricaded himself inside a bedroom.
Police later surrounded the apartment to prevent the man from escaping and to protect other residents.
Additional resources, including tactical response officers and trained negotiators, were called to the scene.
After several hours of failed negotiations, tactical officers safely entered the bedroom around 2:30 p.m. and took the man into custody.
Police said an investigation into the shooting continues.
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