World News | 2 Dead, Another Injured, in Shooting Involving Kansas City Police Officer, Authorities Say
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Two people are dead and a third person is injured after a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer Friday night, but few details were immediately available.
Kansas City (US), Jun 10 (AP) Two people are dead and a third person is injured after a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer Friday night, but few details were immediately available.
The shooting happened after an officer called for help shortly before 9 p.m. near a McDonald's restaurant in eastern Kansas City.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Andy Bell said the officers who responded found five people and the officer near a white van, and three of the van's occupants had been shot.
One Black man was critically wounded and died at the scene. A white woman was taken to a hospital where she died. The third victim suffered minor injuries. Two others were detained. The officer was not hurt.
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Bell said investigators are working to determine what happened before the officer radioed for help and whether anyone else besides the officer fired a gun. A handgun was found at the scene.
“There's not a lot of information we can share,” Bell said Friday night. “It's very, very early in the investigation.”
The names and ages of the victims were not immediately released. (AP)
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