HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) - The Hays Police Department is investigating a death following a standoff.

Around 11:40 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a domestic disturbance after a minor reported a physical altercation between a man and a woman, and that the man had a firearm. Two other minors were also inside the home.

When officers arrived, they made contact with the man, but he refused to leave the home or allow others to leave. Police secured the area and called in the HPD Special Situation Response Team, the Kansas Highway Patrol Special Response Team, and a crisis negotiator.

At 1:22 a.m., officers negotiated the woman's release. She had a head injury and was taken to a Hays hospital before being transferred to Wichita for further treatment.

At 6:42 a.m., the minors were allowed to lea

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