A man barricaded himself at a construction site in Council Bluffs was shot dead and taken into custody. At around 1:30 p.m., police said a section of East Kanesville Boulevard from South First Street to Frank Street is closed as police are dealing with a stalemate. KETV NewsWatch 7 learned that the fugitive task force wanted the man on an arrest warrant from Sarpy County. According to US marshals, the man is facing an arrest warrant for sexual assault on a child. U.S. marshals said task force members tried to arrest the man at the construction site around 10:30 a.m. but he refused to leave an excavator he was operating according to marshals, the excavator was parked but the man refused to take the Leaving equipment and he was armed with a pistol. At around 8 p.m., Pottawattamie County officials told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the man was alive and had been rushed to the hospital in critical condition. This is a developing story.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa –

A man barricaded himself at a construction site in Council Bluffs was shot dead and taken into custody.

At around 1:30 p.m., police announced that a section of East Kanesville Boulevard from South First Street to Frank Street was closed due to police planning a stalemate.

KETV NewsWatch 7 has learned that the fugitive task force is looking for the man on an arrest warrant from Sarpy County. According to US marshals, the man is facing an arrest warrant for sexual assault on a child.

U.S. marshals said task force members tried to arrest the man at the construction site around 10:30 a.m., but he refused to leave an excavator he was operating at the time.

According to Marshals, the excavator was parked, but the man refused to leave the equipment, and he was armed with a pistol.

At around 8 p.m., Pottawattamie County officials told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the man was alive and had been rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

This is a developing story.