2 detained after standoff at East Broadway intersection led to road closure

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Part of East Broadway was closed Tuesday afternoon in Columbia as police were in a standoff.

A photo submitted to ABC 17 News showed a police Bearcat armored vehicle in the area of East Broadway and Fyfer Place, adjacent to Boone Hospital. The Columbia Police Department wrote in a social media post that police were in a standoff with a barricaded person.

Boone County emergency dispatchers wrote in a public alert that Broadway was closed from Ann Street to Old 63. A later message expanded the closure to William Street in the west.

A man walked out of the home at 3:45 p.m. and was taken into custody. CPD spokesman Brian McNeill said police were there to serve a warrant.

Columbia police later wrote in a social media post that police also detained a woman who allegedly “obstructed police officers” when they arrived.

Boone Hospital spokesman Christian Basi said hospital operations were not affected by the police scene.