SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating after a standoff and officer-shooting in Wichita have identified the suspect as 37-year-old Jason Williams of Wichita.
Just after 7a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a home in the 900 Block of North Faulkner after a report of shot fired, according to Police Chief Gordon Ramsay.
When officers arrived, they heard shots being fired and saw a man jump from a window of the home.
The man told police there had been a shooting inside the home. Police had served Williams with a protection from domestic abuse order Tuesday night, according to Ramsay.
Williams had entered the home, that was owned by his mother-in-law, early Wednesday morning. He shot and killed the mother-in-law, shot his wife in the shoulder and was threatening his brother-in-law who had escaped as police arrived.
The Wichita Police Department Swat Team and crisis negotiators responded to the home. Negotiators made contact with Williams and learned there were also two children, age 5 and 7, inside the home.
During the almost two hours of negotiation, the children finally were able to leave the home.
As the children were leaving, Williams, armed with a weapon, and the wife had an altercation outside the back door on the porch. An officer on the scene fired one shot and killed Williams, according to Ramsay.
"The suspect did tell the negotiator he was not going to come out of the house alive and our concern was for welfare of those inside the home," said Ramsay.
The children were not injured. The wife was receiving treatment for her gunshot wound, according to Ramsay.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY—Two people are dead after a standoff and officer-shooting in Wichita.
Just after 7a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a home in the 900 Block of North Faulkner after a report of shot fired, according to Police Chief Gordon Ramsay.
When officers arrived, they heard shots being fired and saw a man jump from a window of the home.
The man told police there had been a shooting inside the home. Police had served the suspect with a Protection from domestic abuse order Tuesday night, according to Ramsay.
The suspect had entered the home, that was owned by his mother-in-law, early Wednesday morning. He shot and killed the mother-in-law, shot his wife in the shoulder and was threatening his brother-in-law who had escaped as police arrived.
The Wichita Police Department Swat Team and crisis negotiators responded to the home. Negotiators made contact with the suspect and learned there were also two children, age 5 and 7, inside the home.
During the almost two hours of negotiation, the children finally were able to leave the home.
As the children were leaving, the suspect, armed with a weapon, and the wife had an altercation outside the back door on the porch. An officer on the scene fired one shot and killed the suspect, according to Ramsay.
"The suspect did tell the negotiator he was not going to come out of the house alive and our concern was for welfare of those inside the home," said Ramsay.
The children were not injured. The wife was receiving treatment for her gunshot wound, according to Ramsay.
Police have not released the suspect's name or additional details.