KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Leavenworth police officer shot a man Thursday afternoon who was allegedly "acting erratically," carrying a rifle, wearing a mask and a trench coat near 6th Street and Shawnee in the city's Central Business District, according to police.
At around 4:10 p.m., the Leavenworth Police Department requested assistance from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate the scene.
About 40 minutes prior, the Leavenworth Police Department received several calls reporting an armed man behind the bank located at 601 Delaware St. in Leavenworth.
Multiple officers arrived and located a man who was armed with a rifle and wearing a trench coat and a surgical mask.
Officers made contact with the man, later identified as 24-year-old Andrew L. Hutchinson of Leavenworth.
Hutchinson was seen going in and out of a bank, according to Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens.
Preliminary information indicates that Hutchinson briefly complied with commands to get on the ground, but then ran through the alley behind the bank.
Multiple officers then began chasing Hutchinson. During the chase, one officer fired toward Hutchinson, striking him.
Authorities later secured Hutchinson's rifle.
Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered aid to Hutchinson after he was shot. Hutchinson was then transported to an area hospital.
Hutchinson is currently in stable condition and is expected to recover from his injuries.
No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.
"Those kinds of calls attract a lot of attention, so our response is pretty quick," Kitchens said. "You can carry a firearm [legally]. I think that the general behavior reported is what got our attention."
The officer was placed on administrative leave following the shooting.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will investigate the shooting.
Once the investigation is finished, case findings will be presented to the Leavenworth County Attorney for determination of charges.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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