Troopers investigate Thursday shooting involving Kansas City, Missouri, police

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to investigate a shooting involving Kansas City, Missouri, police on Thursday.

MSHP said the shooting happened around 1:38 p.m. Thursday near East 27th Street and Jackson Avenue.

A male subject fired at a KCPD motorcycle officer while the officer was stopped at a stop sign, per a press release from MSHP.

The armed individual fired a rifle multiple times at the officer, who then dismounted and fired back with his duty weapon.

Police saw the subject flee into a wooded area — he later exited and was taken into custody, according to the press release.

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The officer and the subject were not injured, a highway patrol spokesperson said.

A search for the subject's weapon is still underway as of 5 p.m. Thursday.

The MSHP Division of Drug and Crime Control is handling the police shooting investigation, while KCPD investigates the assault on the officer.

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