Authorities said two police officers were shot and wounded Thursday in Independence, Missouri. Independence Police Department spokesperson Officer Jack Taylor said the two officers were taken to a hospital, and their conditions were not immediately known. One person was arrested, he said.
Quick Read
- Two police officers were shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri, with their conditions unknown.
- A process server was also injured during the incident.
- The details leading up to the shooting are not yet available, with a news conference planned for later.
- The scene, surrounded by emergency vehicles, is in a rural area with woods, farmland, and scattered houses.
- Independence is a Kansas City suburb with a population of about 122,000.
- The Independence Police Department reported shots fired near a residence in the area.
- The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the shooting but deferred further comments to Independence police.
- Nearby schools in the Fort Osage School District were temporarily locked down as a precaution.
The Associated Press has the story:
2 officers shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri, police say
Newslooks- INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) —
Authorities said two police officers were shot and wounded Thursday in Independence, Missouri. Independence Police Department spokesperson Officer Jack Taylor said the two officers were taken to a hospital, and their conditions were not immediately known. One person was arrested, he said.
Independence Police Officer Kelley Rupert said a process server — a person who typically helps serve warrants — was also injured.
Taylor said no details are immediately available about what led to the shooting. A news conference is planned for later, he said.
Helicopter video from KMBC-TV showed emergency vehicles converged around an isolated house in the middle of a field. The media was cordoned off in an area about 1 mile (1.61 kilometers) from the crime scene. The area was a mixture of woods and farmland with a smattering of houses on large, multi-acre lots. A church was mixed in among the houses.
Independence is a suburb of Kansas City, with about 122,000 residents.
The Police Department said in a Facebook post that there were reports of shots fired near a residence in the area.
Capt. Ronda Montgomery of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said she could confirm that police officers were shot, but that she couldn’t comment further. She said it’s under the jurisdiction of the Independence police and that it’s their scene.
Schools in the Fort Osage School District were locked down for about 20-30 minutes until authorities gave the all-clear, spokesperson Stephanie Smith said.
“The incident occurred several miles from our nearest school, so it really was out of caution,” she said. “Safety is always our first priority for our students.”
