Shooting

Kansas City police officer shot, suspect dead after shooting

Published July 3, 2020 9:00 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)

A suspect has died and a police officer who was shot in the head during a Kansas City shooting remains in critical condition.

The officer remains in very critical condition. He has been with our department for about 2.5 years.
— kcpolice (@kcpolice) July 3, 2020

Kansas City police on Twitter said that an officer was hospitalized for emergency surgery after the Thursday evening shooting.

Update: The suspect who shot & critically wounded a @kcpolice officer has been identified as:
Ky Johnson, 31, of Grandview, Missouri.
— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) July 3, 2020

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A said the shooting suspect was identified as 31-year-old Ky Johnson, of Grandview, Mo.

The patrol tweeted Thursday night that the suspect fired at police, who returned fire. The patrol said police fatally shot the suspect.

The shooting is the second that injured a Kansas City officer Thursday.

Three people including a police officer were shot earlier Thursday after a reported robbery at a bus stop.

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