Kansas Officer Shot And Killed
July 19, 2016 3:36 PM
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — An officer with Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department died after being shot while investigating a report of person being shot at by several people in a vehicle according to the CBS affiliate in Kansas City, KCTV-5.
Police say three or four people were inside the vehicle but jumped out and ran when officers arrived at the scene at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday.
An officer took a suspect into custody at 1:39 p.m. A different officer was shot at 1:57 p.m. when he tried to make contact with another suspect.
Police spokesman Cameron Morgan says the search continues for additional suspects.
Tuesday’s shooting was the second of a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer since early May, when a police detective was shot and killed near Kansas Speedway.
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