KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating an officer-involved shooting that sent one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a media release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control.
Just before 12:30a.m. Sunday, a trooper initiated a traffic stop for speeding on northbound Interstate 35 just south of Missouri 210 Highway in Clay County.
The driver failed to yield and accelerated north before exiting the highway and traveling back southbound on Interstate 35 into Jackson County.
A helicopter from the Kansas Highway Patrol was monitoring the pursuit on a regional communications channel and arrived overhead. Missouri Troopers on the ground discontinued the pursuit, remained in the area and followed updates from the KHP helicopter. The KHP helicopter was eventually requited to return to Kansas on another call.
MSHP Troopers proceeded to the last known location of the suspect vehicle and at 12:40a.m. relocated it. The suspect vehicle came to a stop at Linwood Boulevard and Van Brunt Avenue. Troopers attempted to prevent the suspect from fleeing a second time by placing vehicles in front and behind the suspect vehicle.
As troopers exited their patrol vehicles, the driver reversed, struck one of the patrol vehicles and began traveling forward in the path of a trooper standing outside of his patrol vehicle. The trooper fired his duty weapon at the suspect vehicle. The suspect continued to drive away, traveling onto westbound Interstate 70 before exiting at Prospect Avenue. The vehicle came to a stop at Prospect and 13th Street after becoming disabled.
The driver ran from the vehicle but was taken into custody. Troopers also detained two passengers from the vehicle. One had a gunshot wounds. Troopers provided medical attention until EMS arrived and transported the passenger to a local hospital for treatment. No troopers were injured.
The Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control and the KCMO Police Department are investigating the incident and collecting evidence. Police have not released the names of those involved or possible charges.