KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man accused of using a 6-year-old relative as a human shield after he fired at officers inside a Kansas City home has been charged, prosecutors said.
Willie Wren, 37, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon, the Jackson County Prosecutor's office said.
Officers responded Sunday night after witnesses reported a man dragging a screaming child in the street, police said in a news release. Arriving officers entered a house after hearing a child screaming inside. The officers encountered a 37-year-old man holding a gun in an upstairs bedroom, police said.
Police said after a brief exchange, an officer fired a stun gun at the man, who then fired at the officers. One officer was injured when he was pushed down the stairs as police retreated.
When officers tried to engage the man again, police said, he was holding the screaming girl in front of him. Officers overpowered the man and rescued the girl, who was not injured.
Prosecutors requested a bond of $100,000. Online court records do not name an attorney for Wren.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police rescued a 6-year-old girl after her father used her as a shield during a confrontation with officers, Kansas City police said.
Officers responding to a report that a man was dragging a screaming child down a street Sunday night tracked him to an east Kansas City home, where they could hear the child screaming inside.
Officers entered the home and saw the man holding a gun at the top of the stairs. One of the officers tried to use a Taser on the man and he responded by firing at officers who were on the stairs, police said in a news release Monday.
One officer was injured when he fell while retreating down the stairs.
When officers again contacted the man, he did not appear to be armed but was using the child as a shield, police said. Officers rushed at the man and were able to rescue the child and arrest the man, police said.
The child was not physically harmed. The suspect and other officers were not injured. No further details were released.