Man dies in hospital of self-inflicted gunshot wound after Belton standoff: police
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A man died Thursday evening after he was taken to the hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a five-hour standoff with officers in Belton, according to police.
Officers were dispatched around 12:45 p.m. to a home in the 500 block of Hargis Lane in response to a reported disturbance involving a firearm, Lt. Dan Davis, a Belton police spokesman, said in a statement. The standoff ended around 6 p.m. after the suspect shot himself, Davis said.
On Thursday night, Davis said the man had been pronounced dead at the hospital. His identity was being withheld by authorities until the family was notified of the death.
During the initial encounter, police say a female escaped the residence prior to officers arriving on scene. She was taken to a secure location as the the suspect was found in the street armed with a gun, police said.
Gladden Elementary School, which is near the residence police were called to, was placed on lockdown during the police standoff Thursday afternoon as a precautionary measure. Some school bus routes were also diverted to avoid the area were police were gathering.
The Star’s Anna Spoerre contributed to this report.
This story was originally published September 1, 2022 at 7:26 PM.
