Sioux Falls police helped at Kimball

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A dozen Sioux Falls SWAT team  members and three negotiators were the armed standoff in Kimball that ended peacefully Thursday afternoon.

Lieutenant Loren McManus says the response didnt mean authorities were shorthanded.

McManus says former SWAT team members who have been assigned other positions and duties are ready to step-in should an incident arise in Sioux Falls.  He says that group is on standby.

The SWAT team was called out Wednesday night  before eight and the negotiators followed almost two hours later.             

Minnehaha County Sheriff’s office also was at the standoff scene in Brule County.