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Suspect in Kansas shooting arrested after Missouri standoff

FEATURE - COURT, CHARGEKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been arrested in the slaying of his employer in Kansas City, Kansas, after a standoff with police.

According to authorities, the FBI and police took the man into custody around 5:30 p.m. Thursday for the killing of Michel G. Ziade, who owned a medical transportation company, after a five-hour standoff.

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say Ziade was fatally shot on July 28 near the University of Kansas Medical Center. Ziade was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton would not identify the man who was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri. The suspect faces a first degree-murder charge in Kansas.

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