Officer hurt in Vancouver standoff

VANCOUVER, Wash. – A police officer was wounded Wednesday in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a house and held another man hostage for almost 12 hours, authorities said.

Kim Kapp, of the Vancouver Police Department, said the standoff began around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, when officers went to a rented home to serve an arrest warrant on 28-year-old Matthew Hastings.

One woman came out of the house, but another man, identified by police as Shane Runyon, was not released until 7 p.m. He had been shot in the abdomen, but police said he was alert on the way to the hospital. Earlier Wednesday, Cpl. Chris LeBlanc, with police special operations, was struck by one round under the arm. His injuries were not life-threatening, said Assistant Police Chief Mitch Barker.

Police continued to negotiate late Wednesday with Hastings, who has a record of convictions dating back to 1998.