KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Overland Park police said a man is in custody after allegedly firing shots toward officers and threatening a McDonald's employee.
At about 5:15 a.m., police were sent to College Boulevard and Oakmont Street for an aggravated assault.
Police said officers were unable to locate the suspect in the area.
Shortly after, around 5:33 a.m., police said the suspect was located on a traffic cam. The picture showed a man sitting on a vehicle in the parking lot of McDonald's.
The car belonged to an employee.
When the worker exited the restaurant and asked the man to get off the car, the man pointed the firearm at the employee, per police.
The suspect did not fire the weapon, and the employee retreated inside, where they called 911.
Officers said they observed the suspect committing an armed robbery in the parking lot when police arrived.
Noting the suspect's weapon was a "high-powered rifle later found to be illegally modified," officers took cover and gave commands to the suspect to drop the weapon.
Police said the suspect "aimed his firearm toward one of the officers and shot several times."
The man then dropped the firearm, police speculating it either went empty or jammed, and was taken into custody.
OPPD said no officers fired their weapons.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
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