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KEARNEY — A Kearney man is in custody after allegedly pointing a weapon at a woman Thursday afternoon in Kearney.

The 48-year-old man was taken into custody following a 20-minute standoff with police, and late this morning was being held at the Buffalo County Jail on suspicion of making terroristic threats, using a weapon to commit a felony and domestic third-degree assault.

The incident began at around 3:57 p.m. when the Kearney Police Department received a report of a domestic dispute at 1701 First Ave. Police radio traffic at the time said one person had a gun.

Officers surrounded the perimeter of the house and determined four people — three women and a man — were in the house, a police incident report said. According to radio traffic, a woman left the house, went to a nearby grocery store parking lot and called police.

Today, KPD Capt. Mike Kirkwood said the man was arguing with one of the women at the time of the incident. The police report said the man pulled out a firearm, a silver handgun.

Only one weapon was involved, Kirkwood said.

The suspect walked out of the house about 4:13 p.m. and was taken into custody. No injuries were reported.