KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department resolved a standoff in the 6900 block of Chestnut Avenue after a stabbing early Tuesday morning.
At around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a cutting. Police located a man outside a residence, who told police he was stabbed by a woman, who was inside the home.
The man was transported to an area hospital for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries.
After 4 a.m., a standoff at a residence off Chestnut Avenue began after the woman refused to exit the residence. The female suspect was the only individual in the home.
KCPD officers surrounded the home to prevent the woman from escaping and to protect other residents in the area.
Negotiators responded to the scene to assist police in convincing the woman to exit the house.
Police made contact with the woman and at around 9:20 a.m. she exited the residence and was taken into custody without incident, police said.
KCPD said it is investigating the domestic assault incident.
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