The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department reported that shots were fired on Monday, Sept. 14, near officers in the area of 18th and Rowland in Kansas City, Kan.
A police spokesman stated that about 2:42 p.m., a Kansas City, Kan., police officer was driving southbound on 18th Street near Rowland Avenue. He observed a small, black, four-door vehicle driving northbound with the front passenger sitting outside the vehicle leaning across the roof of the car, the spokesman said.
As the police officer activated his emergency lights and sirens, the small, black car turned westbound onto Rowland and began shooting at a teal Pontiac Grand Prix that was parked on the street, the spokesman said.
The black car continued west and the Pontiac fled northbound on 18th Street, where it began firing back at the initial vehicle. The patrol car was between the two vehicles while shots were being fired, the spokesman said. The officer was not injured, police said.
At this time, police are looking for a small, black, four-door vehicle and a 2000 model Pontiac Grand Prix, teal in color, with dark tinted windows, missing the side mirror and possibly with bullet holes on the driver’s side, the spokesman said.
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the incident. Anyone with information should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).