Month: December 2018

Barricade situation ends peacefully in Rosedale area

A barricaded situation in a Kansas City, Kansas, hotel room ended peacefully today after about 24 hours of negotiations, according to a police spokesman.

Kansas City, Kansas, officers were sent to the Holiday Inn Express near 39th and Rainbow Boulevard in the Rosedale area just after 3 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, the spokesman stated.

The officers were asked to assist in making contact with a distressed member of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, who was in the hotel, the KCK police spokesman stated.

According to the spokesman, family members of the individual said she possibly was suffering from crisis-related symptoms and they were concerned for her welfare and the welfare of her minor children, who were with her.

Negotiators were used to communicate with the individual and her children in an effort to ensure a safe and peaceful resolution, the spokesman stated.

After about 24 hours of negotiating with the person, KCK officers were able to end the situation with the assistance of the FBI and the Lenexa Police Department, according to the spokesman. The individual was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation and the children were released to the family after being evaluated by medical staff.

Chronic stress that is related to repeated exposures to traumatic events is a heavy burden for first responders, the KCK police spokesman stated.

According to the spokesman, a USA Today article has cited a Ruderman Family Foundation study that showed that post-traumatic stress disorder and the national rates of suicide among first responders has been an issue for many years, but very little has been done to address it. First responders have PTSD and depression at a level about five times that of civilians, according to the study. More firefighters and police officers committed suicide last year than died in the line of duty, according to the study.

Update: Shooting victim dies

A man who was shot on Monday night while fleeing from a shooter has died, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman.

According to police, the shooter took his own life after shooting the victim at the entrance of the University of Kansas Health Systems hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.

Police have identified the victim who died as Dominic Garcia, 28, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas.

Garcia and a woman had been wounded and were driving to the hospital with a shooter in pursuit, according to police.

Garcia exited the car at the entrance to the emergency department ramp and began running up Cambridge Street toward the hospital main entrance, which was secured as usual for late-night hours, the police spokesman stated.

The shooter caught up with the driver at the entrance doors, where he shot the driver again, then turned the gun on himself, police stated. Both shooting victims and the suspect were taken into the emergency department for treatment.

The shooter died, police stated.

KCKCC women can’t overcome 32 turnovers in 76-74 loss at Washburn

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

Kansas City Kansas Community College picked the worst possible time for a scoring drought at Washburn University junior varsity Monday night.

Leading 74-71 on a Nija Collier 3-pointer with 3:06 remaining, the Lady Blue Devils (10-2) failed to score again and dropped a disappointing 76-74 decision.

The loss came after KCKCC had defeated the Lady Ichabods 86-56 in the second game of the season.

Turnovers proved to be the Blue Devils’ downfall – 32 total including a game-wrecking five in the final three minutes and just one field goal attempt.

The miscues cleared the way for Washburn’s Adyson Harber to tie the game with a 3-pointer with 2:01 remaining and then win it with two free throws in the final 20 seconds.

The first came after a steal with 20 seconds left; the second with one second left after KCKCC turned the ball over in pursuit of a game-winning field goal.

“Turnovers killed us all night,” KCKCC coach Joe McKinstry said. “We’re careless and don’t learn from our mistakes. We can’t be taken seriously as a top ranked team when we can’t take care of the ball against a 2-3 zone.”

The loss was particularly frustrating because the Blue Devils scored the game’s first 14 points and led by 15 points (38-23) midway through the second quarter.

Converting 17-of-29 field goal attempts for 58.6 percent, KCKCC led 47-35 at the half.

But the Blue Devils were outscored 41-27 the second half. Limited to just 7-of-20 field goal attempts (.350) and 12-of-19 free throws, the Blue Devils further compounded their woes with a whopping 19 second-half turnovers.

The Blue Devils’ front line of Kisi Young, Lillie Moore and Collier combined for 57 points on 19 of 28 shooting. Young (7-of-9) and Collier (9-of-13) each scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Moore made 11-of-16 free throws on the way to a 17-point, nine rebound performance.

Camryn Swanson added a pair of 3-pointers but the Blue Devils managed only three other field goals.

Narber had 21 points and Kenya Medlock 20 to lead Washburn (4-2) in a game that had two ties and two lead changes in the final minutes.

KCKCC soundly outrebounded the Ichabods 50-33 but it wasn’t enough to offset the 32 turnovers. Washburn also outscored KCKCC 36-15 from 3-point, the Ichabods making 12-of-32 including 7-of-11 the second half to KCKCC’s one of seven.

The Blue Devils now have three days before returning to action in the Northeast Nebraska Classic in Beatrice Friday and Saturday.

KCKCC faces Central Nebraska Friday at 2 p.m. and host Northeast Saturday at 6 p.m. before returning home next Tuesday against Metropolitan Community College.