Standoff on Parallel ends peacefully

A barricaded person peacefully surrendered to police, without incident, on Monday morning, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The police were called to the 4100 block of Parallel Parkway about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 3 on a domestic disturbance, the spokesman stated.

When police arrived, they learned that after the disturbance, the suspect fired a weapon inside the house, according to the spokesman. The bullet traveled outside and struck an occupied residence next door, police stated. The suspect was gone when police arrived.

At 5:30 a.m. the suspect returned and the police responded, the spokesman stated.

The victim and the children were able to exit the residence, but the suspect refused to come out, according to the police spokesman. After a few hours of negotiating, the suspect surrendered to police without incident and was taken into custody, police stated.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.