Crime

Kansas City, Kansas, police officer shoots person Friday afternoon

UPDATE: The man Kansas City, Kansas, police shot is dead. Read more here.

A police officer in Kansas City, Kansas, shot a person Friday afternoon.

The shooting was reported about 4:15 p.m. at 50th and Vista Street, according to Nancy Chartrand, spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

Information about what led to the shooting or the person’s condition was not immediately available.

On Sunday, officers fatally shot a man at 18th Street and Parallel Parkway, in Kansas City, Kansas. A chase that began in Kansas City, Missouri went across the state line. Police said Dario Dominguez, 25, turned and shot at officers, who returned fire.

This story was originally published June 25, 2021 at 4:56 PM with the headline "Kansas City, Kansas, police officer shoots person Friday afternoon."

Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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