JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) - Officers have identified a man who shot himself after a standoff with police in Junction City over the weekend.
The man, Damien S. Julien, 39, of Junction City, died after a standoff that lasted several hours Saturday.
Police Capt. Trish Giordano said Junction City officers tried to stop Julien about 1 p.m. Saturday to arrest him on a warrant out of Douglas County, WIBW reported.
Julien refused to get out of his car, brandished a weapon and drove to a Junction City home, where he barricaded himself. Giordano said Julien fired several shots and officers during the standoff.
Officers entered the home about 8 p.m. and found Julien dead of a self-inflicted gunshout wound, Giordana said.
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