INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Police officers shot a person Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a Quik Trip at 11101 East US 40 HWY 40 in Independence.
A news release from the Police Involved Incident Team (P.I.I.T) states Independence officers were sent to the convenience store at 1:23 p.m. to check on a person threatening sucicide.
They contacted a person in the parking lot and gunshots were fired, according to the news release.
The shooting victim is reported in stable condition at a hospital.
The shooting investigation will be done by the Police Involved Incident Team (P.I.I.T) which consists of investigators from the Grandview, Blue Springs, and Lee’s Summit police departments.
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