By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A 29-year-old St. Joseph man is being held in the Buchanan County jail on a federal warrant, after being apprehended in a St. Joseph police pursuit in which another person was shot and killed.
The St. Joseph Police Department has identified the suspect as Dominick Hearn.
Police took Hearn into custody after he and another suspect crashed at 28th and Mitchell Streets in a vehicle they allegedly stole at gunpoint. The second suspect ran on foot to the 2500 block of Penn Street where he exchanged gunfire with police. He was struck. Officers attempted to save his life at the scene, but he later died of his wounds.
The identification of the person killed has yet to be released.
St. Joseph Police Chief, Paul Luster, says the department received a call about an armed carjacking late Thursday morning. Officers spotted the vehicle around 11 o'clock Thursday morning. When the two failed to stop, a pursuit began. Police say the suspects fired shots, hitting several buildings.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has been brought in to investigate the officer-involved shooting. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.