Kansas City police fatally shoot man following confrontation
KS police have been involved in 2 fatal shootings this year
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A man was fatally shot late Wednesday after a confrontation with police officers in Kansas City, Kansas — the second fatal shooting by police in the city this year.
The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near a bridge that crosses the Kansas River, the Kansas City Star reported. An officer pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation, said Officer Donna Drake of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, which is handling the investigation as part of an agreement between the two agencies.
Drake said a "confrontation ensued" and ended when the officer shot the driver. No further details about the confrontation were immediately released. The police officer was treated for minor injuries.
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Police in Kansas City fatally shot a man following a confrontation that ensued due to a traffic violation.
Names of the suspect and the officer have not been released.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In February, police in Kansas City, Kansas, fatally shot a man after he allegedly fled on a bicycle from a house where two people had recently overdosed on fentanyl, the Star reported. Police said the man had a gun.