CASS COUNTY —The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating a fatal officer shooting involving a member of the Belton Police Department.
Just after 10a.m. Friday, police in the Kansas City suburb of Belton responded to a the 16,000 Block of Rebecca Lane to check the welfare of a subject possibly experiencing mental health issues, according to a media release from the MSHP. Officers made contact with the subject, later identified as 26-year-old Quinn Swaggart at the residence. Swaggart refused any assistance from officers.
Just before 12:30p.m. Officers were called to the same address a second time on a report Swaggart was threatening a member of the residence with a knife. Officer arrived and contacted the reporting party in the front of the home. During the conversation, Swaggart exited the residence and was armed with a knife. Swaggart ran toward the officers and they retreated. The subject continued to chase an officer. At 12:35p.m., the officer fired shots striking the Swaggart. EMS transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
No officers were injured during the incident. Investigators recovered a knife at the scene.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is in charge of the investigation. Their final report on the incident will forwarded to the Cass County Attorney for review.