RITTMAN HOSTAGE STANDOFF

IN RITTMAN, SOUTHWEST OF AKRON, A FATHER HELD HIS TWO CHILDREN, BOTH UNDER THE AGE OF 8, HOSTAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS INSIDE A RESIDENCE DURING A STANDOFF WITH POLICE. 
IT ALL STARTED AFTER POLICE SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT SHOTS FIRED HERE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RITTMAN AND HICKEN. POLICE SAY THIS WAS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT. POLICE SAY WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THE FATHER OF THE KIDS HAD A GUN. THEY SAY THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED TO THIS HOME FOR SEVERAL WELFARE CHECKS. IN ORDER TO GET THE SCENE UNDER CONTROL, A MEDINA COUNTY TACTICAL TEAM, ALONG WITH SEVERAL DRONES AND EMS WERE USED. THE SUSPECT CAME OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND A GUN WAS FOUND INSIDE THE HOUSE. POLICE SAY THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.