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Kansas City police shoot and kill man who they say fired at officers
(AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Kansas City police shot and killed a man after he reportedly fired shots at officers during a standoff at a home.
The man was identified Friday as a 40-year-old local man named Tyrone Payne.
Officers responded to a report late Thursday of a man firing shots at the home.
When they arrived, the man allegedly fired shots inside the home.
The patrol says officers returned fire but he was not hit.
More officers arrived and negotiations began to get Payne to surrender.
The patrol during the negotiations, Payne, who was outside the home, fired at officers again and police returned fire, hitting him.
He died at the scene.