Standoff after gunfire at Wichita hotel ends peacefully

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County authorities say a man who exchanged gunfire with officers was arrested after a seven-hour standoff at a west Wichita hotel. Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Lt.  Benjamin Blick said the confrontation began early Monday when a driver fled after a deputy tried to stop him for a traffic violation. After a short pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle became high-centered near a Regency Inn. Blick says the man got out of the vehicle and fired at two deputies, who returned fire. No one was injured. Blick says the suspect fled into a hotel room where five people loosely associated with him were staying. After several hours, those people left the room and the suspect was taken into custody.