Police standoff in south Wichita ends peacefully after SWAT called

A standoff with police after a reported shooting in south Wichita ended peacefully without SWAT firing a shot.

Police were called at 11:14 a.m. on Thursday to a reported shooting at a house in the 3100 block of South St. Paul, near 31st South and Meridian. When officers approached the house, a person who was leaving ran back inside, Officer Charley Davidson. The person did not have a gun.

A SWAT team was dispatched after police spoke with neighbors who said they heard shots fired. Officers were heard over the scanner saying they were seeking cover behind vehicles and discussing using less-lethal weapons.

Police surrounded the house and used a loudspeaker to command any people inside to come out. Three women and two men came out on their own, Davidson said, and one woman had non-life-threatening wounds not caused by a gunshot.

All five were detained for questioning while police continued to command that anyone inside come out, not knowing if there were any more people inside, Davidson said. A SWAT team then entered and cleared the house and found no one else inside.

Police said at 1 p.m. that the area was open and safe to the public.

Police would not confirm if a gun was found or if any shots had been fired in or around the house. They had no additional information on the five people detained.

Davidson said an update would likely not be available until Friday.

This story was originally published January 25, 2018 at 11:41 AM with the headline "Police standoff in south Wichita ends peacefully after SWAT called."