CASS COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating an officer involved shooting after two officers with the Peculiar Police Department were shot Saturday night responding to a call of an armed subject on the SE Outer Road near S. Hedgewood Hills Road south of Kansas City, according to a media release from police.
Just after 8:30p.m. Saturday, two officers with the Peculiar Police Department were dispatched to the area and located a male subject armed with a shotgun.
During the encounter, the suspect and officers exchanged gunfire. Both officers were struck and sustained minor injuries. The suspect was not struck. Numerous law enforcement from Cass County and Kansas City responded to the scene.
A negotiator with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office talked with the subject while a Kansas City Police Department Helicopter and tactical units contained and monitored the armed subject as he stood on the SE Outer Road for nearly 2 hours. Around 10:30 pm, KCPD Swat took the subject into custody.
Both officers were treated and released from an area hospital. The subject arrested was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. His name is not being released until formal charges are filed.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office Critical Incident Investigation Team is conducting the investigation.