Trooper suffers minor injuries after getting shot in Saline County; MSHP investigating officer-involved shooting

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A announced in a Tuesday evening social media post that the MSHP Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Saline County.

The trooper was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and has since been released.

According to a MSHP press release, just after 6:15 p.m., troopers were notified that the Concordia Police Department was pursuing a motorcycle driven by a suspect wanted for an out-of-state homicide.

Officers lost sight of the suspect, but just before 8 p.m., Highway Patrol troopers in the area saw the suspect on 115th Rd. heading toward Belmont Ave.

The suspect crashed the motorcycle into a trooper’s patrol car near the intersection of 115th Rd. and Belmont Ave., running away on foot.

The trooper ran after the suspect, who was armed with a handgun. The suspect shot at the trooper, hitting the trooper’s bullet-resistant vest.

The trooper returned fire, shooting the suspect. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

The names of the troopers and the suspect involved were not immediately available.

The reports from the investigation will be forwarded to the Saline County prosecutors.

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