KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities have confirmed that the individual killed overnight in Platte City by police after a multi-county pursuit and standoff, was the suspect in an early-morning homicide Sunday at a tavern in Kansas City Kansas, according to a media release from police.
On Tuesday morning, Wyandotte County Police issued a warrant for first-degree murder and aggravated battery for 27-year-old Mekiah D. Harris of KCK. The victim in the homicide Michael Rehard, also a resident of KCK, died on the scene. Two other shooting victims were transported to a local hospital. They remain hospitalized but are expected to recover, according to police.
The Platte Co. Sheriff's office will lead the investigation into the officer-shooting.
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PLATTE COUNTY (AP) — Authorities in Kansas City say a man suspected of leading police on a high-speed chase over two states has been fatally shot by officers.
Police in Kansas City say the shooting happened late Tuesday night near Platte City after officers in Kansas City, Kansas, attempted to stop a car driven by a 26-year-old man as part of a homicide investigation. Police say the man sped off, leading to a high-speed chase into Missouri.
Police say the man was armed when he bailed out of the car and ran into a wooded area south of Platte City. Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers soon surrounded the area and confronted the man, who was fatally shot. Police have not released the man's name or other details about the shooting.