A disturbance at a home in Bettendorf, Iowa prompted a lockdown at the high school and a standoff at a nearby home.
Bettendorf Police responded to a disturbance call in the 2300 block of Southview Drive in Bettendorf, Iowa around 8:15 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015. A spokesperson from the City of Bettendorf said when they arrived, officers heard shots fired from inside a home.
Police responded both to the home and nearby Bettendorf High School where a basketball game was going on inside the gym. While investigators were working on the situation, people were kept inside the building to wait for an all clear from police.
"For the safety of the people attending the game, the school was on lock down until approximately 9:20 p.m.," said the city's spokesperson in a statement.
The statement said that police tried to make contact with the person inside the house on Southview Drive for about three hours. They were using a PA system and a phone. Around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, December 12, a 29-year-old white man surrendered to police and was evaluated.
Days later, on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, the man, identified as Kevin J. Flack, was arrested on a warrant and was set to appear in Scott County Court on Thursday, December 17, according to a statement from the City of Bettendorf. Flack was charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon with intent and reckless use of firearm causing property damage.
There were no reported injuries.
Editor's note: original story said the man who was taken into custody was 30 years old, but a statement from the City of Bettendorf later corrected his age to be 29.