Police shoot suspect in reported armed robbery at Northland CVS

A Kansas City police officer shot a suspect in a reported armed robbery Wednesday night at a CVS store on Vivion Road.

The incident occurred about 9:45 p.m. in the 4900 block of Northeast Vivion Road.

According to police radio traffic, one officer shot a suspect in the parking lot of the store. An ambulance was called for that person.

A dispatcher said the suspect was shot in the abdomen. The severity of the injury was not immediately clear.

The officer’s shot was the only one fired, according to radio traffic, and there were no other reported injuries.

Police Chief Darryl Forté later tweeted that a second suspect was taken into custody.

Three employees of the store were found to be safe. They were on the floor in the pharmacy area of the store.

This story was originally published October 22, 2014 at 10:03 PM with the headline "Police shoot suspect in reported armed robbery at Northland CVS."