KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it is investigating a shooting Wednesday morning involving the Sedalia Police Department.
According to a press release on social media, the shooting took place as Sedalia police responded to a domestic violence call around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of South Garfield Avenue.
A male subject fled from the residence in a red pickup truck and a short police pursuit followed.
During the pursuit on South Garfield Avenue, the truck stopped at a stop sign and began reversing. The truck hit an officer's vehicle, and the officer fired his weapon at the suspect around 10:02 a.m.
The pursuit continued until the truck stopped near East 16th Street and South Arlington Avenue.
Police discovered the suspect had been hit by gunfire as he was being taken into custody, per a press release.
An officer and the suspect were transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
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