Great Bend Post

GREAT BEND -Law enforcement blocked off 10th Street in Great Bend from Washington to Harrison on Friday night during a standoff that lasted over four hours.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed the standoff was with Chris Solida, a Woodward County man. Solida was wanted for questioning in the shooting of his wife earlier Friday. Brandy Solida was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital where her condition is unknown.

Solida fled Oklahoma after his wife was found with a gunshot wound to her head. Solida had the couple’s two young children with him in the vehicle and was armed. The two children were approximately 6 months old and 2 years old.

Law enforcement continued to negotiate with Solida who was in a vehicle in the parking lot west of the Best Western Angus Inn. Officers were finally able to get Solida to exit the vehicle and put him in custody at approximately 10:55 p.m. The two children were unharmed and went with law enforcement.

Reports say customers at The Page and Perkins were escorted into a large banquet room for protection and were being evacuated at approximately 8:51 p.m. Patrons at the KFC were also evacuated.