KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say officers have shot and wounded three suspects during an exchange of gunfire in Kansas City, Kansas.
Police officer Cameron Morgan says the suspects were taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday night. No officers were hurt. Morgan says the shooting happened during a traffic stop that was part of a “violent crime investigation.” A fourth person in the suspect’s vehicle wasn’t shot.
Morgan provided no details on the investigation or what led up to the shooting. He says a Kansas City, Kansas, officer who also is an FBI task force officer was involved.
After the shooting, police pursued a vehicle into Kansas City, Missouri. Police initially suspected the vehicle’s occupants of possible ties to the shooting but said later that they aren’t believed to be directly involved.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after multiple officers fired shots during a traffic stop in Kansas City, Kansas.
Officer Cameron Morgan said that the shooting happened Monday night when a vehicle was stopped during a multi-agency investigation into what he described as “violent crime.” The release says multiple suspects were taken to a hospital with minor injuries and that at least one was shot. No officers were injured.
Morgan says officers from multiple agencies fired their weapons. Police didn’t say what officers were investigating, what led up to the shooting or how many suspects were hurt.
Morgan says a police chase involving a different vehicle is believed to be related to the shooting. Morgan says the chase happened after the shooting, but he had no details.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.