KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a woman by KCMO police Friday night during a carjacking investigation.
The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. in the parking lot of a Family Dollar store near East Sixth Street and Prospect Avenue, according to a spokesperson from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
KCMO police officers in that area spotted a vehicle allegedly stolen earlier Friday in a carjacking in Kansas City, Kansas.
The car's description, license plate number and the two people in the vehicle matched the description given by KCK police, according to Sgt. Andy Bell, Missouri Highway Patrol spokesperson.
Two KCMO police officers in two cars approached the vehicle.
The male driver jumped out and ran northeast from the car, Bell said.
The woman got out of the passenger seat and was in the parking lot when she was shot, Bell said.
Police found the woman and a handgun near the vehicle.
Bell said the woman was in serious, but stable condition Friday night.
Two KCMO police officers fired their guns, Bell said.
Police caught the man who ran from the car.
He was taken to a hospital for a medical condition unrelated to the incident, Bell said.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol will handle the investigation of the shooting as it does all shootings involving KCMO police officers.
Investigations and any decision on whether to charge anyone in a police shooting case can take months to complete.
Bell urged anyone with information about the incident, anyone with video or other items that could aid the investigation to contact the highway patrol.
No other officers were involved in the incident and no civilians were involved.
Interim KCMO Police Chief Joe Mabin spoke to the media gathered at the scene.
Mabin assured the public the scene was secure and pledged to 100 percent transparency in the investigation.
He said his officers would fully cooperate with the highway patrol's investigation.
"This is a holiday weekend," Mabin said. "This is a time for family and friends and not violence.''
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