Missouri man and 3-year-old boy found dead after police standoff

A 3-year-old lad and a 26-year-old antheral were found dormant successful a location successful Missouri aft a Sunday nighttime standoff with police, authorities said.

Brett Yager and the unidentified kid were found wrong a location successful Lawson, Mo., astir 9 p.m., section CBS affiliate KCTV reported. A pistillate who was besides wrong the location was recovered safe.

Cops responded to the residence astir 35 miles northeast of Kansas City astir 7:30 p.m. for a domestic unit report, Missouri State Highway Patrol said successful a property release.

Police said erstwhile the officers arrived astatine the residence and contacted Yager, he pulled a weapon and opened occurrence connected them, according to section ABC affiliate KMBC. The cops returned fire, retreated and called for backup.

As authorities surrounded the home, further gunfire was heard and investigators learned a child wrong whitethorn person been utilized arsenic a hostage, authorities constabulary said. Officers entered the location conscionable aft 9 p.m. and recovered Yager and the 3-year-old lad dead.

The wounded officer, identified lone arsenic a Ray County sheriff’s deputy, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was released from the infirmary by Monday morning, KCTV reported.

Missouri State Highway Patrol volition analyse the incident.