Clay County Police Shooting Hits Suspect Armed With Machete

A Northland confrontation remains under investigation early this evening as even the nice parts of the metro sometimes under can sometimes confront a scare that requires police assistance. 

Here's the aftermath and the report that police are sharing with media . . . 

Clay County Sheriffs-Officer Involved Shooting 5200 block of N Oak.  

On August 30th, 2025, at approximately 3:50PM, the Clay County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred within the Kansas City limits around the 5200 block of North Oak Trafficway.

This afternoon, at approximately 2:21PM, Kansas City Missouri Police Officers were called to a reported disturbance involving an adult male armed with a large knife in the shopping center at the intersection of NE Englewood Rd. and N. Oak Trafficway. The individual had left the scene prior to police arrival. A suspect description was obtained, provided to dispatch via police radio, and broadcasted out to other patrol officers, to include the Clay County Sheriff’s Department.

At approximately 2:27PM, a Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy was patrolling the area of NE 50th St and N. Oak Trafficway and located the described suspect involved in the disturbance. The Deputy attempted to contact the male subject for further investigation. The male presented a large knife from within his waistband and began running northbound on N. Oak Trafficway. A foot chase was initiated, and additional deputies were called to assist with apprehending the armed individual. The male suspect refused to comply with verbal commands and ran into a wooded area while being pursued by multiple Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies. The male stopped and was given further verbal commands to drop the knife. The male subject charged at the deputies before coming to a stop again. Additional resources, to include Sheriff K-9’s, were being called to the scene to deescalate the situation. Deputies continued giving verbal commands for the male suspect to drop the knife and peacefully surrender. The male subject refused to comply and ran towards the deputies a second time while armed with a weapon. At 2:33PM, two Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies discharged their duty weapons striking the adult male subject. Deputies on scene immediately began rendering medical aid until EMS responded and transported the male to an area hospital for medical treatment. The male is suffering from non-life threating and is expected to be released from the hospital this evening. A large knife was recovered from the scene where the suspect had been shot. No deputies were injured during this incident.

This investigation is active and ongoing, and the information provided at this time is preliminary.

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