Crime

Homicide suspect shot by Kansas City, Kan., police

A man wanted in a recent homicide suffered non-life-threatening wounds after he was shot by Kansas City, Kan., police Saturday night in the West Bottoms.

The shooting occurred after a chase that ended about 9:30 p.m. in the 100 block of James Street. Police said they spotted the man, who was wanted on a federal felony warrant, in a vehicle in the 1400 block of Kansas Avenue. He fled when they tried to stop him.

The chase ended when he crashed the vehicle into a fence. Police said they shot him when he exited the vehicle armed with a handgun.

The man was taken to a hospital. The investigation was ongoing.

| Mike Hendricks, mhendricks@kcstar.com.

This story was originally published August 17, 2014 at 8:37 AM with the headline "Homicide suspect shot by Kansas City, Kan., police."

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