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KCPD: Man with felony warrant arrested after standoff

Posted at 11:23 PM, Jul 09, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-11 00:33:47-04

UPDATE: According to police, the suspect surrendered without incident around midnight and was transported to the Jackson County Detention Center for booking. The standoff lasted five hours. 

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Negotiators with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department were called to assist in a standoff involving a suspect with an active Jackson County felony warrant on Saturday night. 

Officers were called to the 800 block of Newton Avenue in regards to a suspicious person with a gun and selling drugs around 7 p.m. 

When officers arrived on the scene, they saw a suspect entering a home and was able to identify him as a man with an active Jackson County felony warrant for failure to appear. 

The suspect refused to exit the home, officials said. 

Negotiators were called to the house. 

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.