A man was shot and killed after a standoff at a hotel in Mercer County on Thursday, Pennsylvania State Police said.

Police said they went to the Park Inn by Radisson off Route 18 in Shenango Township on Thursday afternoon to serve a warrant to 45-year-old Tyrell Askerneese of Farrell, CBS affiliate WKBN reported .

Troopers said Askerneese was armed and refused to surrender peacefully. The Mercer County Crisis Intervention Response Team was called to help and took over the scene after troopers tried multiple tactics over several hours but couldn't get Askerneese to surrender, the TV station said.

The standoff ended about three hours later when Askerneese was shot and killed, WKBN reported.

A woman staying at the hotel told the TV station that she wasn't allowed to leave until the inci

See Full Page