1p.m. UPDATE LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — An eastern Kansas police chief says it’s unclear who fired the shot that killed a young Kansas girl at the end of a high-speed chase that started after she was reported to be abducted.

Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens said Saturday initial reports that a 30-year-old man who took the girl from her home fired the shot that killed Cadence Harris might be inaccurate.

Platte County, Missouri, police notified Leavenworth police at 7:30 p.m. Friday they were in pursuit of a man suspected of abducting a child.

The Kansas City Star reports the chase crossed the Missouri River into Leavenworth, where it ended at a construction site.

Kitchens says the man was wounded in a shootout with police and was taken to a Kansas City hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.

 

 

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LEAVENWORTH — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Leavenworth police are investigating a Friday night incident that involved a kidnapping, car chase, and a child’s death.

Leavenworth authorities reported the shooting happened after a car chase as the suspect drove from Atchison County, into Missouri, and back into Kansas on Highway 7.

The chase was stopped in a construction zone. The suspect left the vehicle and fired at police.

Officers returned fire and wounded the man. The child who had been abducted was shot and killed.

Police believe the suspect shot the child before he fired at officers. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man was taken into custody and has been hospitalized. No police officers were injured. 
 The name and age of the child have not been released.

Authorities have scheduled a Saturday press conference.

Check St. Joseph Post for additional details as they become available.