KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday morning near Independence Avenue and Hardesty Avenue in Kansas City.
Police say a suspect shot both a police officer and a bus driver before himself being shot.
Police say the suspect was observed committing a robbery by the bus driver before the suspect got on the bus. The driver notified police immediately. An officer made contact with the bus and as he attempted to get on the bus, the suspect shot the officer. The suspect then shot the bus driver.
At this time, other officers had arrived and the suspect shot towards those officers. An officer, fearing for his life, returned fire striking the suspect.
The wounded officer, an 18 year veteran of the force, sustained non-life threatening injuries. The bus driver also sustained non-life threatening injuries. The suspect sustained critical injuries and was taken to a hospital.
Horrified to hear today of an incident in which a @kcpolice veteran and a @RideKCTransit driver were shot in Northeast Kansas City by a robbery suspect who opened fire on both. My thoughts are with both victims and their families and I thank them for their service and courage.
— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) July 2, 2020
The investigation is ongoing.
