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Man in custody after standoff with FBI agents in downtown Kansas City

Man in custody after standoff with FBI agents in downtown Kansas City
IS, CALL 911. ONE PERSON IS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY FOLLOWING AN EARLY MORNING STANDOFF WITH THE FBI. AGENTS TRIED TO SERVE AN ARREST WARRANT AT A HOTEL NEAR 32ND AND BROADWAY WHEN THE SUSPECT BARRICADED HIMSELF IN THE HOTEL. THE STANDOFF HAPPENED, SHUTTING DOWN PART OF BROADWAY AND 31ST STREET. THE SUSPEC
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Man in custody after standoff with FBI agents in downtown Kansas City
Officials with the Kansas City division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said FBI agents were involved in a standoff in a busy area of downtown Kansas City Wednesday morning.Agents closed off Broadway Boulevard near 32nd Street while they worked to apprehend a man believed to have been barricaded inside a hotel room in the area.Officials said agents had a warrant to arrest the man for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.Authorities said the individual was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. without incident.No additional details have been released.

Officials with the Kansas City division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said FBI agents were involved in a standoff in a busy area of downtown Kansas City Wednesday morning.

Agents closed off Broadway Boulevard near 32nd Street while they worked to apprehend a man believed to have been barricaded inside a hotel room in the area.

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Officials said agents had a warrant to arrest the man for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Authorities said the individual was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. without incident.

No additional details have been released.