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Officer-involved shooting in Warsaw, 16-year-old suspect being treated for gunshot wound

Troop A with the Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed an officer-involved shooting in Warsaw.

{“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997502515817132032″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop A”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;We are currently on the scene of an officer involved shooting in Warsaw, MO, involving Warsaw Police Dept. At the request of Warsaw PD &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperDDCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@MSHPTrooperDDCC&#lt;/a&#gt; will be conducting the investigation. We will advise further updates. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Warsaw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Warsaw&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997502515817132032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 18, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

{“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997504991572234240″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop A”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;The Warsaw Officer has been treated and released from a local hospital. The suspect, a 16yr old juvenile, has been transported to hospital in Columbia, MO with a gunshot wound. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Warsaw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Warsaw&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997504991572234240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 18, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

{“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997511884772380673″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop A”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;At approx 8:15 am a Warsaw Officer was notified of a suspicious subject near Seminary & Washington. Upon contact an altercation ensued….1/2&#lt;/p&#gt;– MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997511884772380673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 18, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

{“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997512055874904070″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop A”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;The suspect displayed a handgun and fired at the officer striking him in his ballistic vest. The officer returned fire striking the suspect. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Warsaw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#Warsaw&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperA/status/997512055874904070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;May 18, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

The officer involved has been released from the hospital, but the 16-year-old suspect is being treated at a Columbia hospital for a gunshot wound.

According to MSHP, the officer was shot in his ballistic vest and returned fire.

This is a developing story. Stay with us for the latest.

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