Topeka police say man in standoff took own life
Police in Topeka say a standoff between officers and a suicidal man ended with the man taking his own life.
WIBW-TV reports police negotiators and the Police Department's special response team were called to a home the city's east side around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say an armed man was making suicidal threats and refusing to come outside.
Police Department spokeswoman Kristen Veverka says the man fired shots through a window but didn't hit anyone. She says officers did not fire any shots.