A suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a police officer on Dec. 15.
According to a news release, a 33-year-old man who lives in Kansas City, Kansas, was arrested at 1:49 p.m. Dec. 20.
The man was taken into custody in rural Miami County, Kansas, with the assistance of the Miami County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI, according to the news release from the Olathe Police Department, which is the host agency for a team conducting an investigation into the shooting.
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was conducting a follow-up on a case near 47th and Conser Street in Overland Park, according to police.
The officer and the suspect exchanged gunfire, according to police. The officer was struck by gunfire in the arm and ballistic vest, and was taken to a hospital and later released, officials stated.
The suspect fled in a tan passenger car that was later found, with no occupants, by Kansas City, Kansas, police.
The shooting was investigated by the Johnson County Multi-Jurisdictional Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team, and the Olathe police are the host for the team.
Police are investigating a shooting and death on Sunday, Dec. 20, in the 2300 block of Grandview Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas.
Responding to a dispatcher’s call about a shooting, Kansas City, Kansas, police officers went to the location around 7 p.m. and found a female in the driveway who had been shot and a male deceased inside the residence, police stated.
The female was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the police spokesman stated.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Major Case Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, according to the spokesman.
There is a low chance of rain and light snow Wednesday afternoon and overnight, according to the weather service. No snow accumulation is expected.
Temperatures will drop on Wednesday and Thursday, and the high will be 31 on Thursday. On Friday, Christmas Day, high temperatures will be near 40, the weather service said. The low on Christmas Eve will be about 17.
Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 59 and a west northwest wind of 8 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 32, according to the weather service. A west wind of 5 to 7 mph will become calm.
Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 61 and a south wind of 5to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, gusting up to 30 mph, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 38 and a south wind of 15 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight, according to the weather service. Winds may gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday, there is a 20 percent chance of rain before noon, with a high near 45, the weather service said. A west northwest wind of 14 to 22 mph will gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 19, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 31, the weather service said.
Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 17, according to the weather service.
On Friday, Christmas Day, it will be sunny with a high near 40, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 25, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 46, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 30, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 45, the weather service said.
