KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police said four people were injured, including an off-duty officer, in a disturbance late Friday morning in the Historic Northeast neighborhood.
The shooting incident occurred just after 11:15 a.m. Friday during a funeral at a church in the 200 block of N. Bales Avenue.
Three officers "working in an off-duty capacity" were inside the church at the time shots were fired. Law enforcement said shots fired from outside the building came inside the church.
An adult female and an adult male were struck by gunfire. Both of them went to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, per a press release from KCPD.
A thrid victim, an adult male, sustained non-life-threatening injuries after being injured by unknown means.
The officer who was injured sustained minor injuries that were treated at the scene. At this time, it is unknown if the wound is from shattered glass or a bullet graze, according to KCPD.
The police department said no officers discharged their weapons.
The incident is being investigated as an aggravated assault. Currently, no one is in custody in connection to the shooting.
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