Crime

Standoff in Kansas City that started with a scream for help ends peacefully

A police standoff that began early Wednesday after a person was heard screaming for help ended peacefully when a barricaded person surrendered.

Police surrounded a Kansas City apartment building in the 4200 block of Troost Avenue about 4:05 a.m. after a caller told 911 dispatchers that there was a disturbance with a person screaming for help.

Police initiated an Operation 100, tactical response to a person barricaded inside a building refusing to surrender. The standoff ended peacefully shortly before 9 a.m. when the person surrendered to police.

Police was holding the person while they investigated the alleged assault.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published December 2, 2015 at 7:37 AM with the headline "Standoff in Kansas City that started with a scream for help ends peacefully."

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