HUTCHINSON– Law enforcement officials were involved in a 6-hour long stand off with a troubled subject Sunday.

According to officer Troy Hoover Hutchinson police were called just after 9:30 a.m. to the report of a disturbance in the 2800 Block of Durango Drive

A shot had reportedly been fired into the air. A short time later police spotted the suspect and attempted to pull him over.

The suspect pulled into the parking lot of the Rusty Needle at 1808 North Plum Street and produced a weapon threatening to take his own life.

Eventually the subject took off running towards some houses east of the area where he was quickly surrounded.

The suspect up with out incident and was not armed at the time of his capture.

He has been taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Police closed off Plum between 17th and 23rd Avenues and closed off several area of the fair grounds to restrict traffic in the area.

There were no injuries or shots fired at anytime. The suspect’s name has not been released.

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HUTCHINSON– Law enforcement authorities are working a standoff with an individual outside a bar and grill in the 1800 Block of North Plum in Hutchinson.

The incident began Sunday morning and the city blocked Plum Street with barricades from 23rd south to 17th Street in an effort to keep on lookers out of the area. An ambulance and fire truck are on stand by near the Kwik Shop at 17th & Plum.

Authorities report the individual is armed and police are working to get him to surrender. He may be suicidal according to Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson.

The situation is more difficult for law enforcement because of some events going on at the state fairgrounds, right across the street from the standoff.

Check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.