UPDATE 2/28: The police standoff in the 400 block of N. Elmwood in Kansas City, Missouri is now over, according to authorities.
Police: stand off now over. Landlord points shotgun at tenants @41ActionNews
— Ali Hoxie (@ali_hoxie) February 28, 2016
The standoff started in northeast KC around 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning and lasted for several hours.
Police say they were called out to the house after the landlord of the home pointed a shotgun at the tenants.
Home at center of standoff, one of the windows is broken in @41ActionNews pic.twitter.com/0ZVfybGS5h
— Ali Hoxie (@ali_hoxie) February 28, 2016
Throughout the day, negotiators could be heard calling for a man named "Earl."
No one was injured during the standoff.
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Police are working an active standoff in the 400 block of N. Elmwood in Kansas City, Missouri.
You can hear negotiations taking place @41ActionNews pic.twitter.com/YJ27GSzEvg
— Ali Hoxie (@ali_hoxie) February 28, 2016
Officers responded to the house on a disturbance call Sunday afternoon around 11 a.m. Authorities say a man is holding himself up inside a home with a firearm.
According to police, the man is refusing to leave the home.
41 Action News reporter Ali Hoxie says negotiators are calling out to a man named "Earl."
Negotiators are calling out to an Earl @41ActionNews
— Ali Hoxie (@ali_hoxie) February 28, 2016
A tactical unit and police helicopter has arrived on the scene. Police are telling neighbors to stay inside their homes.
Cops telling on lookers to move out @41ActionNews pic.twitter.com/vD91m1J2h6
— Ali Hoxie (@ali_hoxie) February 28, 2016
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Ali Hoxie can be reached at ali.hoxie@kshb.com.
