UPDATE: 8 p.m. – The incident started Tuesday afternoon at a residence in the 1100 block of Hillside.
Family and friends contacted authorities in regard to a man who was possibly having suicidal thoughts, according to assistant police chief Brett Stone. Authorities went to the home and could not make contact with the man.
There was a concern the person might have firearms inside the home and thus the SWAT unit was called. Surrounding homes in the neighborhood were evacuated as a precaution.
Negotiators eventually made contact with the subject.
It appeared that the subject may have been asleep in a secluded part of the home for at least a portion of the incident, which could explain why he initially did not respond to authorities, Stone said.
The man agreed to leave the home with negotiators and was to undergo a psychological evaluation.
UPDATE: 7:40 p.m. – The standoff has ended without incident and a man has been taken into police custody.
We will provide a more complete story Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: 7 p.m. – A distraught man has barricaded himself inside a local home, according to information from the scene. Authorities are attempting to get him to surrender.
A police operation is under way in Winfield Tuesday evening.
A number of local officers, and members of a regional Special Weapons And Tactics team, are gathered at a staging area near U.S. 160 and Country Club Rd. The focus of the operation is unclear.
Residents of the area said police were checking identification for those coming and going from the area.
Check back with NewsCow for updates as they become available.
KSOK’s Shawn Wheat is on the scene for NewsCow and KSOK.
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