UPDATE 8 A.M. THURSDAY

A man who was firing gunshots all morning at a south Wichita apartment has been shot and killed by police.

Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said officers responded to a report of an “explosion” at around 1:55 a.m. Thursday at an apartment complex near MacArthur and Seneca. When officers arrived, they heard gunshots.

Responding officers determined someone was firing gunshots from inside an apartment building, and nearby apartments were evacuated because of the continuing shooting. No injuries were reported.

Chief Ramsay said investigators found out who the suspect was, and SWAT tried calling and texting the man without success. Chief Ramsay said that man was in a “mental health crisis,” and that he was alone in the apartment.

Officers kept trying to make contact with the shooter until just before 6 a.m., when there was more shooting. Two officers fired multiple shots and killed the suspect.

Police said the suspect had multiple guns, at least a rifle and a handgun. Around 30 gunshots were reported altogether, and an armored police vehicle was struck four times. Police will be out investigating the scene throughout the day. Typically the Wichita Police Department will put officers on leave if they’re involved in a shooting like this.

We will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

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ORIGINAL STORY

Wichita Police say they’re responding to a SWAT call near Seneca and MacArthur in south Wichita.

A reporter in the 700 block of W MacArthur said she heard gunshots just before 6 a.m. Thursday. Police said someone with a weapon was firing rounds from Building 6 at the MacArthur’s Lake Apartments.

Police said people who live in that area can head to school or work should do so, as long as they cannot see Building 6. Police were not allowing anyone to enter the complex.

PIO unit is on scene of a swat call out in the 700 block of West Macarthur at Macarthur Lake Apartments. Please avoid the area. More to follow.

— Wichita Police (@WichitaPolice) May 23, 2019

This incident that appears to be a standoff started around 2 a.m. Thursday, according to Sedgwick County Emergency Dispatch.

A reporter with KFDI News is heading to the scene. We will update this story with more information as soon as it becomes available.