MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2014-40
December 14, 2014

EMPHASIS: Suspect Taken Into Custody In Officer-Involved Shooting


On Sunday, December 14, 2014, officers were able to gather information leading to a potential suspect and his possible location surrounding an officer-involved shooting of a Pleasant Valley (MO) police officer. As a result of the investigation, Omar D. Maria, 31, from Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested without incident at 1959 Parallel Avenue, in Kansas City, Kansas. Maria was arrested for an active federal probation violation warrant for his arrest issued by the U.S. Marshal's Service for a weapons violation and transported to the Wyandotte County (KS) jail. Maria is also being questioned regarding the officer-involved shooting investigation.

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. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department; the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and the Pleasant Valley Police Department are assisting with the investigation.

The charge for which the above individual was arrested is mere accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the above charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

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