KANSAS CITY —A woman injured in an assault at a Kansas City home earlier this has died. According to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez 44-year-old Davina Meyer died this week as a result of her injuries.
Just after 10a.m. on January 14, police were dispatched to the 2700 block of E 26th on a reported argument involving multiple people. A woman yelling for help claiming to be injured was also heard by those taking the emergency call.
Officers arrived on scene and could hear the arguing between a man and woman coming from within an apartment at the dispatched location. As police attempted to make contact at the front door, several sounds of gunshots were heard coming from inside of the apartment unit.
Emergency entry was made into the residence where a woman was removed from the location suffering from critical gunshot wounds. She was immediately transported to an area hospital for treatment. Officers did not locate any additional victims before an adult male suspect was observed barricading himself in a bedroom while armed.
Officers were able to safely remove several juveniles from the residence and worked to determine if there were any potential hostages that remained inside. Officers then de-escalated and backed away to safety, where they surrounded the apartment to prevent escape and protect surrounding residents.
An operation 100/ police standoff was then called to bring additional resources, like tactical response officers and trained negotiators, to the scene.Tactical officers were able to utilize a variety of resources to safely check the remainder of the apartment for any additional potential victims or hostages.
The surrounding apartment units were evacuated to ensure the safety of all residents.Trained negotiators attempted to contact the male subject in order to talk him out of the apartment and peacefully surrender. After several hours of negotiating and refusing to come out, tactical officers formulated a plan to enter the bedroom and safely took the suspect into custody at 2:30a.m. He has been charged by Jackson County prosecutors. The prosecutors will review the additional findings for consideration of amended/additional charges. Police have not released the suspect's name.