People in the area say they’re used to police chases and crime. However, they were still shocked to hear an officer was shot and a suspect was killed in broad
INDEPENDENCE, MO (KCTV) — Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating an officer-involved that happened in Independence on Wednesday. Around 11:30 a.m., police went to a residential address at E.24th Street South and S. Northern Boulevard after receiving a tip that a person in the area was potentially wanted. There, they came across a male suspect who fired at officers. One officer was struck and seriously injured. It is currently unknown where the officer was hit. A second officer returned fire. The suspect was struck and pronounced deceased. Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating an officer-involved that happened in Independence on Wednesday. MSHP’s Division of Drug and Crime Control will be investigating this officer-involved shooting. They say it could take weeks or even months to complete their investigation. «To think that things can’t be resolved peacefully, even if you had a warrant. Why can’t it be resolved peacefully? Officers are trained to do their best, to resolve everything they can peacefully and it’s heartbreaking that violence of this nature could potentially take someone’s life, like this officer, and has taken on a life of another individual,» said Sgt.
