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1 dead in officer-involved shooting in Pettis County

KCMO officer-involved shooting
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night in rural northwest Pettis County.

The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to a disturbance call at a residence and “shot were reportedly fired at them upon arrival."

Officers returned fire, striking the resident, who died from injuries sustained, according to officials.

The suspect was later identified by the Missouri State Highway Patrol as 58-eyar-old Jay P. Messer of LaMonte, Missouri.

Pettis County Sheriff Kevin Bond requested assistance at the scene from the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control.