Man shot in Blue Springs
By The Examiner staff
Jackson County court deputies shot a man while reportedly trying to serve an eviction notice Friday morning in Blue Springs.
The man, who allegedly pointed a weapon at the deputies, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, Blue Springs Police said. That department is investigating the shooting, which happened about 9:20 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of Northwest Westchester Drive in northern Blue Springs, east of Missouri 7 and north of the Blue Springs Country Club.
According to the Jackson County Circuit Court, at some point during the deputies’ visit to the home, the man retrieved a weapon and pointed it at them, causing the deputies to shoot. It is not known if the wounded man is who was receiving the eviction notice.