Overview
- The chase began around 9:15 p.m. in Independence when a driver fled a traffic stop, crossed into Kansas, then reentered Missouri about 15 minutes later.
- Officers briefly stopped the vehicle in the 9200 block of Oakland Avenue, where an interaction led a state trooper to fire at the suspect’s car.
- The vehicle fled again and the pursuit ended near the 8100 block of East 91st Terrace in south Kansas City.
- Two people were taken into custody, and the driver, an adult male, was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound that police described as non-life-threatening.
- Kansas City police are leading the investigation and said no Kansas City or Independence officers discharged their weapons; tips are being accepted through Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers.