KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man accused of using a 6-year-old relative as a human shield after he fired at officers inside a Kansas City home has been charged, prosecutors said.
Willie Wren, 37, pf Kansas City, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office said.
Officers responded Sunday night after witnesses reported a man dragging a screaming child in the street, police said in a news release. Arriving officers entered a house after hearing a child screaming inside. The officers encountered a 37-year-old man holding a gun in an upstairs bedroom, police said.
Police said after a brief exchange, an officer fired a stun gun at the man, who then fired at the officers. One officer was injured when he was pushed down the stairs as police retreated.
When officers tried to engage the man again, police said, he was holding the screaming girl in front of him. Officers overpowered the man and rescued the girl, who was not injured.
Prosecutors requested a bond of $100,000. Online court records do not name an attorney for Wren.
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