Police in standoff near north Columbia park

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia police were in a standoff with someone on a residential street in Columbia on Wednesday morning.

Several cars from the Columbia Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were at the scene in the 3300 block of Parker Street. A CPD spokesman said officers were in a standoff. At least one armored police vehicle was at the scene.

Police were sent to a shots-fired call. CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff said a person was shot at, but no one was hurt. Imhoff siad the suspect threatened to shoot police.

The response led nearby Albert-Oakland Middle School to keep students and staff inside the building while police worked.

Police closed the street and issued a shelter-in-place order. The suspect is armed, but there are no hostages, the CPD spokesman said.

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