MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) – A police standoff that began with a single gunshot has ended peacefully in the southwestern Nebraska town of McCook. Police say they surrounded the house after 10:30 Thursday morning after a man fired on officers who were attempting to check on his welfare. Nearby schools were locked down as a precaution, and a SWAT team was deployed. The standoff ended around 6 p.m. when the man gave up and was taken away in an ambulance. His name and other information about the incident have not been released.