Police were in a standoff this morning with an armed man at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kan. The standoff ended with the man taken into custody and sent to the hospital. (Photo by William Crum) by William Crum
A man was taken to a hospital after a standoff ended this morning at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas City, Kan., police went to the hotel around 12:30 a.m. at the request of hotel staff on a disturbance call, according to police. The hotel manager told police there was a disturbance in one of the rooms and he wanted the person removed from the property, the spokesman said.
The man fired at police through a door when police tried to make contact with him, and a standoff ensued for several hours, police said. The officers were not injured.
During the standoff, the man fired three times at officers in the hallway, the spokesman said. The officers were not hurt, but they returned fire, the spokesman said.
Police used tear gas to get the suspect to come out, the spokesman said. A bullhorn was used to communicate with the suspect, and he responded, saying he would surrender, according to the spokesman.
He left the room and was taken into custody in the stairwell, the spokesman said.
Other residents of the hotel were moved to a safe location during the incident, police said.
The man in the standoff, who is in his 30s, had a gunshot wound, police said. The wound is not life-threatening, the spokesman said.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident, the spokesman said.
With a police standoff happening nearby today, the Board of Public Utilities’ administrative offices will be open for business at noon today, according to a spokesman.
The BPU’s lobby will be closed all day as the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department will have Minnesota Avenue blocked off most of the day for a crime scene investigation, the spokesman said. Shots were reportedly fired at officers at the Hilton Garden Inn, resulting in a standoff with police that recently ended.
BPU employees will use the entrance on State Avenue only, according to the spokesman.
National Weather Service graphic Winter weather advisory in effect today
A winter weather advisory has been issued for freezing drizzle in Wyandotte County from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 16, according to the National Weather Service.
Freezing drizzle will be possible today, the weather service said.
Minor ice accumulation leading to slick roads will be possible south of St. Joseph, Mo. Ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch will be possible north of St. Joseph, where freezing drizzle will last through the day into night.
Freezing drizzle will change to snow by late Saturday morning and will continue through Saturday evening, the weather service said.
A swath of 2 to 4 inches of snow will be possible across much of the forecast area, according to the weather service.
In the wake of this storm, dangerous wind chills will move into the area Sunday morning, the weather service said.
Wind chills of 10 to 20 degrees below zero are possible across the southern part of the forecast area, dropping to 20 to 30 below zero across the north, according to the weather service.
In Wyandotte County, the forecast calls for patchy freezing drizzle before 2 p.m. today, then patchy drizzle afterward, the weather service said. The high will be near 34. There will be a southeast wind of 9 to 14 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
At 8 a.m. today, the temperature was 31 degrees, with a wind chill of 20, according to the weather service.
Tonight, patchy drizzle is possible before midnight, then patchy freezing drizzle, the weather service said. The low will be around 221. An east wind of 5 to 10 mph will become north 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 24 mph
Saturday, there is an 80 percent chance of freezing rain before 9 a.m., then snow, according to the weather service. The snow may be heavy at times, the weather service said. From 3 to 5 inches of snow is possible.
On Saturday, temperatures will fall to around 9 by 5 p.m., with wind chill values between minus 9 and minus 1, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 15 to 18 mph may gust as high as 26 mph.
On Saturday night, there is a 20 percent chance of snow before midnight, the weather service said. The low will be around minus 5. The wind chill will be between minus 10 and minus 19. A north northwest wind of 8 to 17 mph may gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday, it will be sunny and cold, with a high near 12, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 5 to 7 mph will become south southwest in the afternoon. Sunday night, expect a low of around 3.
Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 30, according to the weather service. Monday night, the low will be around 15.
Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 38, the weather service said.
