NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3159
A2014-39
December 14, 2014

EMPHASIS: Missouri State Highway Patrol Looking For Suspect Vehicle In Officer-Involved Shooting




On Saturday, December 13, 2014, at 11:30 pm, a Pleasant Valley police officer initiated a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle on southbound Interstate 35 just north of Interstate 435. When the suspect vehicle pulled to the shoulder the driver immediately exited his vehicle and began shooting toward the Pleasant Valley officer. The officer was struck in the face from one of the rounds. The suspect then fled the scene in his vehicle. The vehicle was a described as a green Honda Accord, bearing Tennessee registration M1863K. We are currently looking for the aforementioned vehicle and are asking anyone who has seen this vehicle to contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop A Headquarters at 816-622-0800.

The officer-involved shooting is being investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control at the request of the Pleasant Valley Police Department.
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