MISSOURI — Police in Kansas City were swarming the scene of an officer involved shooting Sunday afternoon. The incident began in the area of 40 hwy and Manchester, police say.
Around 12:15pm, undercover and tactical officers were conducting an ongoing investigation at 8300 E 40 hwy when they encountered a suspect who fired on them with a rifle. At least two officers were struck at that time and are at the hospital in stable condition.
The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle—that vehicle was recovered a short time later.
Officers focused their search nearby the area of 30th and Topping. At that location, shortly before 1pm officers once again were fired upon.
BREAKING UPDATE: Three officers have been shot in KC near 40 Highway and I-70 – KCTV https://t.co/bfXJlBWHLw
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An additional (3rd officer) was struck by gunfire and was taken to the hospital. The unidentified suspect was later killed by police in a standoff.
All three officers are expected to survive their injuries.
