BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bentonville police say a woman is dead and a man injured after a standoff Sunday night.

Police Chief Jon Simpson says the standoff began at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Officers arrived at the scene after a woman inside the home called 911, seeking help.

Police say authorities attempted to negotiate with the man — at one point using a robot to bring a phone into the home.

Simpson says the man was transferred to a hospital with a gunshot wound and the woman was found shot to death inside the house.

No names have been released yet.

 

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