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Man wanted on assault warrant found deceased after standoff

By Staff | Mar 19, 2026

Joel Walsh

The Leavenworth County Justice Center at 601 S. Third St., Leavenworth

A Leavenworth man wanted on felony charges was found deceased Thursday after firing multiple rounds toward law enforcement officers during a standoff, according to the Leavenworth Police Department.

Joseph Lee Dickey, 36, was facing two counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal discharge of a firearm related to a Feb. 14 shooting.

Authorities said the incident began at about 1:10 p.m. Thursday, March 12, when members of the U.S. Marshals Service and detectives with the Leavenworth Police Department located Dickey at an apartment in the 700 block of North 13th Street Terrace in Leavenworth. Dickey had an outstanding aggravated assault warrant and refused to leave the residence.

At about 5:15 p.m., police said Dickey fired multiple rounds from a rifle from inside the apartment toward officers in the parking lot outside. No officers returned fire and no injuries were reported.

Officers later entered the apartment and found Dickey deceased in a bathroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.

The scene was cleared at about 12:30 a.m. Friday.