(KAIR)--A man was found dead following an armed standoff in Atchison Friday evening.

Atchsion Police Chief Mike Wilson, in a news release, said police officers responded to a disturbance involving a firearm at a residence in the 300 block of North 16th Street around 5:30.

Wilson said one person had left the residence before officers arrived and met officers at another location.

It was learned that a 25-year-old man was alone inside the residence, was armed, and had made statements that he would shoot at police.

Officers responded to the residence where attempts were made to make contact with the person believed to be inside.  There was no response.

Officers secured the area around the residence.

Wilson said Atchison Police obtained a search warrant and were assisted at the scene by Kansas Highway Patrol troopers who utilized a robot to enter the residence.

He said the Police Department's Special Response Team subsequently entered the residence, where the 25-year-old man was found dead.

The investigation is continuing.