Fred Gough, Hutch Post
6 p.m. UPDATE Law enforcement authorities arrested the suspect Thomas Fee, 52, just before 5:30 p.m. Police Chief Dick Heitschmidt said the suspect ran from his garage hiding place after police fired a second round of tear gas and shot non lethal bean bag rounds into the building.
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HUTCHINSON-Law enforcement authorities are on the scene of a man barricaded inside the garage of a residence at 14th near Washington Street in Hutchinson.
Hutchinson Police Chief Dick Heitschmidt said officers began investigating a noise complaint just before 10 a.m.
It was first believed the sound was loud fire works. However, officers determined a gun might be involved.
One officer reported seeing a man with a rifle who fired shots in the air. Heitschmidt said the individual didn’t fire at the officer.
No evacuations have been ordered but Reno County Sheriff’s Deputies have blocked off streets in the area of 14th and Main and 14th and Washington.
Check Hays Post for more information as it become available.