A Kansas City (KS) police officer was shot on Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting occurred shortly after 4 p.m. near South 39th Street and County Line Road near the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
KCK Police on scene of incident involving Officer. Media staging one block south of Metropolitan on 42nd behind trucking company. PIO Chartrand on site.
Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the police department, said the officer stopped a “suspicious individual” and at some point during their interaction, the person shot the officer in the arm.
KSHB reports that the KCK officer was pursuing a suspect vehicle sought in connection to an earlier hit-and-run and possibly multiple hit-and-run incidents. The pursuit ended on a road that runs along the county line between Wyandotte and Johnson counties.
KCK police officer shot in Argentine neighborhood Tuesday
Suspect at large; vehicle located, police say
A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot on Tuesday afternoon, according to the department.
and last updated 2020-12-15 23:52:01-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot in the arm on Tuesday afternoon in an incident that actually occurred in Johnson County, according to the department.
The shooting occurred shortly after 4 p.m. near South 39th Street and County Line Road near the Argentine neighborhood of KCK.
Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the police department, said the officer stopped a suspicious individual and at some point during their interaction, the person shot the officer in the arm.