(KAIR)--The St. Joseph, Missouri man, accused of shooting at law enforcement during a near 9-hour standoff that began Friday evening at an Atchison apartment, has died.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, Monday afternoon, confirmed the death of 36-year-old Bryson McCray, who died after being hospitalized, in critical condition, after being shot by a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper, with the shooting bringing the standoff to an end.

The standoff began around 5:45 Friday evening, at 508 North 9th Street, with Atchison Police called to that location following the report of a man, armed with a gun, breaking into an apartment at that location. Once inside, it's alleged McCray took a woman he knew hostage, firing multiple shots upon responding law enforcement throughout the incident.

The standoff ended around 2:30 Saturday morning when McCray was shot and the woman rescued.

Numerous agencies assisted at the scene, including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and others.

The KBI is continuing to investigate.

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(KAIR)--A near 9-hour armed standoff that began at an Atchison apartment Friday evening, including one person held hostage, came to an end early Saturday morning after the suspect was shot and hospitalized.

According to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, the 36-year-old man, identified by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation as Bryson McCray, of St. Joseph, Missouri, had allegedly fired shots at an Atchison Police officer who was the first to arrive at 508 North 9th Street, around 5:45 Friday evening, following a report of a person with a gun.

With the officer's vehicle struck multiple times, additional officers arrived, securing the perimeter and learning that a person, known to the armed suspect, was being held hostage inside the apartment the suspect fled to after the shots were fired.

Wilson says Special Response Teams from Atchison Police, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the KBI, responded to the scene, with efforts continuing throughout the night to communicate with the man and to free his hostage. Additionally, the KBI, in a release, says their High Risk Warrant Team was utilized as "law enforcement attempted to peacefully negotiate throughout the night with McCray insisting he release the woman inside the residence. The subject did not cooperate with the negotiations and fired multiple shots at law enforcement officials throughout the incident."

The woman was safely freed from the residence by officers around 2:30 Saturday morning, with the standoff coming to an end after the suspect was shot during a confrontation with officers. According to the KBI, citing preliminary information, it was "during the rescue attempt, McCray and the hostage were separated momentarily, and a KHP trooper fired at McCray striking him. At that time, the hostage was safely rescued."

According to Wilson, McCray was transported to Amberwell Atchison and then transferred to a Kansas City hospital where, according to the KBI Saturday afternoon, he remained in critical condition.

No other injuries are reported to have occurred during the standoff.

The investigation remains under the direction of the KBI, who will be offering victim support services to the rescued hostage.