Deputy kills suspect in Johnson County shooting
Matthew Sanders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 19-year-old suspect in a Johnson County shooting died early Friday after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Kansas City.
Law enforcement officers were looking for the man after they found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound in a vehicle near Highway 131 and Highway 50, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office news release. While on their way to the call, deputies were told the suspect was running from the scene, the release states.
The release did not name the deceased suspect.
Deputies from Johnson and Lafayette counties and a police officer from the Odessa Police Department found the suspect walking with another man near Highway 50 and NW 1601st Road about two hours later. A foot chase followed, and the Lafayette County deputy shot the suspect during the pursuit, the release states.
The man was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the original shooting, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control has been called in to lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said other details will be released later.