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.
Police Chief Pat Kitchens told KSHB 41 that they received several calls about 4 p.m. about the man.
They sent officers to check out the reports. The interaction ended with one officer shooting the man.
One officer was placed on administrative leave following the shooting.
He was alive when taken by ambulance to a Kansas City-area hospital.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will investigate the shooting.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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