Smithville shooting leads to 4-hour standoff, arrest

Police arrested a man early Thursday after he allegedly shot a woman and then refused to surrender for four hours at the Smithville Housing Authority apartments.

Police responded to the apartments near Missouri Route F and Maple Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday.

When officers arrived, they found a woman who had gunshot wounds. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s office, which assisted Smithville police during the standoff.

A man refused to surrender to police. Police evacuated surrounding apartments while they tried to get the man to come out.

Shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, the man surrendered to police and he was taken into custody. Once police were finished checking the apartment, residents were allowed to return home.

This story was originally published September 22, 2016 at 7:01 AM with the headline "Smithville shooting leads to 4-hour standoff, arrest."