Suspect shot by police in Rolla
Matthew Sanders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Rolla police shot a man early Wednesday while responding to a “disturbance.”
The Rolla Police Department said in a news release that officers were sent to the 2000 block of Forum Drive at about 4 a.m. for a disturbance call. Police encountered a man armed with a gun and shot him, according to the release.
Officers gave first aid at the scene, and the man was taken to a hospital by ambulance. The suspect was stable Wednesday morning, police say.
No officers were hurt.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating the shooting.
Rolla Police did not release the names of the officers involved or the suspect.