Some Fairfax industrial district roads were closed after a Kansas City, Mo., police chase ended in an accident with a semi at 7th and Sunshine Road, Kansas City, Kan.
According to a Kansas City, Mo., police spokeswoman, it all started when officers were notified of a suspicious car and occupant call in the 5800 block of Kenwood in Kansas City, Mo., at 10:49 a.m. today.
Officers saw four suspects jump into a vehicle that matched the description of the suspicious car, the spokeswoman stated.
Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but the suspects shot at the police officers, disabling an officer’s vehicle, according to the spokeswoman. The officers were not injured.
The suspects fled, and other Kansas City, Mo., officers then gave chase, the spokeswoman stated.
The fleeing suspects crossed the state line on I-70 and entered Kansas, and shortly afterward the suspects were in an accident with a semi at 7th and Sunshine Road in the Fairfax district of Kansas City, Kan., according to the spokeswoman.
All suspects sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were treated, the spokeswoman stated. No officers were injured.