Kansas City police investigate drive-by shooting involving KCPD officers at traffic stop
The Kansas City Police Department is searching for a suspect who shot at police Monday morning.
Officers were conducting a car check in the area of 3300 Denver Avenue just before 11 a.m. when a gray car suddenly pulled up near the adjacent intersection and fired a shot toward the officers, Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the department said.
The car fled in an unknown direction and no officers were injured, police said.
A suspect has not been arrested in the shooting.
Fox4 reported that the shooting occurred during a traffic stop and that no Kansas City police officers returned fire.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
Aarón Torres
The Kansas City Star