Gunfire Targets Police Amid Kansas City Metro Car Chase

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"During the pursuit, which involved at least three different agencies, shots were believed to have been fired at officers."

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Police arrested four people after shots were fired at officers during a chase that stretched from Independence to Kansas City Wednesday morning, a police spokesman said.

Police are searching for a possible fifth person, who might have ran from the vehicle at the end of the chase, said Officer Jack Taylor, a spokesman for the Independence Police Department. Officers were looking at video to try to determine how many people fled from the car.

The chase began about 10:30 a.m. when officers spotted a vehicle that was thought to have been involved in an armed disturbance in the 1200 block of South Franklin Drive in Independence, Taylor said. The nature of the disturbance was still being investigated.

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Shots fired at officers during pursuit through Independence and Kansas City, police say

Police said multiple people are in custody in several different locations after a police chase through parts of Independence and Kansas City, Missouri Wednesday. During that pursuit, which involved at least three different agencies, shots were believed to have been fired at officers.

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Independence chase ends with shots fired at officers

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Police are investigating after officers dodged bullets during a police chase near the stadiums Wednesday morning. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. Police say officers tried to pull over a car, but the driver refused to stop. Police said officers chased after the vehicle.

Armed-disturbance suspects fired at Independence police during chase

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - At least four suspects in a vehicle led Independence police on a chase and fired at pursuing officers multiple times Wednesday morning, a department spokesperson said. Independence police officers attempted to stop a vehicle around 10:30 a.m.

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