3 in custody after shots fired during traffic stop, pursuit, Kansas City police say
Kansas City police were investigating Thursday night after shots reportedly were fired at a police officer during a traffic stop.
According to Officer Darin Snapp, a police spokesman, an officer initiated a stop on a vehicle around 9:45 p.m. in the area of Meyer Boulevard and Woodland Avenue for a traffic violation. Specific information on what prompted the traffic stop was not available Thursday night.
As the officer was getting ready to exit his vehicle, the suspect vehicle took off and someone from the vehicle allegedly started firing “numerous rounds” at the officer, Snapp said.
The vehicle led police on a chase, which ended at Truman Road and Locust Street after police conducted a PIT maneuver, causing the vehicle to spin out, Snapp said.
No one was injured.
Three people have been taken into custody, police said.
Snapp said police were searching the suspect vehicle Thursday night and found a rifle and a handgun.
The investigation was ongoing.
This story was originally published August 8, 2019 at 10:52 PM.
