A Wichita man is dead after a SWAT team was called to a standoff in south Wichita early Thursday.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified the man as 43-year-old Larry Armour.
Police were called to a domestic violence incident with a possible robbery around 10:30 Wednesday night in the 100 block of South Ridge Road. They found that a man had stolen a vehicle at knifepoint from his roommate. The stolen car was seen about an hour later at Bayley and Schweiter, and police began a chase that ended near Harry and Green. The man forced his way into a home in the 2400 block of East Harry.
Police began negotiations with Armour and a SWAT team was called to the home with Sedgwick County deputies also responding. The KBI said a deputy looked through a window and saw Armour standing over the resident with a large knife and shouting that he would kill him. The deputy fired one shot, striking Armour. EMS took Armour to a hospital but he was pronounced dead a short time later. The resident of the home was taken to a hospital for evaluation, but he was not injured. No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.
The KBI will investigate the shooting and present a report to the Sedgwick County District Attorney for review.
Harry was closed in both directions between I-135 and Green for several hours as police worked at the scene.
