Kansas City Police Say Officer Shot Armed Man Who’d Issued Threat

Kansas City police say an officer fatally shot an armed man who'd issued threats.

Officer Darin Snapp says officers were sent to a residence around 10:20 p.m. Monday on a report that a man with a handgun was threatening to harm himself. Snapp says the man threatened them while they were talking to him, causing one officer to fire.

The man was pronounced dead later at a hospital. No officers were injured.

The man's name and other details haven't been released.