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Man suspected in metro crime spree shot, killed by police

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Man suspected in metro crime spree shot, killed by police
Man suspected in metro crime spree shot, killed by police

A 28-year-old man suspected in a robbery in Liberty and a shooting in Independence was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting Thursday in Clay County, the sheriff's office said.

PUBLIC PLACES.SCARES FOR SHOPPERSIN LIBERTY ANDINDEPENDENCE."I don't know why would a personwould do such thing to go grab agun, scare people"ALL OF THIS ENDING WITHA MAN SHOT DEAD BY ANOFFICER IN RURAL CLAYCOUNTY.A HOME ROPED OFF INCRIME SCENE TAPE.TONIGHT --INVESTIGATORS ARECONNECTING THE DOTSON WHAT HAPPENED.ALL OF THIS UNFOLDED INA SPAN OF ABOUT TWOHOURS TODAY.FIRST -- AN ARMEDROBBERY AT A SPORTINGGOODS STORE INLIBERTY...THEN -- A SHOOTING AT ACAR DEALERSHIP ININDEPENDENCE...THE SUSPECT -- SHOT ANDKILLED BY A DEPUTY NEARHOLT.WE HAVE TEAMCOVERAGE OF THIS BIGSTORY.REPORTERS GATHERINGINFORMATION AT EACHSCENE.LET'S START WITHANDRES GUTIERREZ INLIBERTY.WE'RE TOLD BYWITNESSES THAT THE MANJUMPED OVER THCOUNTER WHERE THEFIREARMS ARE SOLD ATTHIS ACADEMY SPORTSSTORE AND STOLE THEGUN BEFORE BLENDING INTHE CROWD OFCUSTOMERS RUNNINGTOWARD THE EXITS.EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELYCALLED POLICTONIGHT LIBERTY POLICESAY THE SUSPECT DID TRYTO BUY A HANDGUNHE EVEN FILLED OUT THENECESSARY PAPERWORK--BUT WAS DENIED.COPS SAY HE THENPULLED OUT A KNIFE ANDJUMPED OVER THECOUNTER AND TOOK TWEAPON HE WAS TRYINGTO PURCHASE.I'M TOLD THERE WEREABOUT TWENTY OR SOCUSTOMERS INSIDE THESTORE WHEN THECOMMOTION BROKE OUT.NO SHOTS WERE FIREDAND NO ONE WAS HURT.IT TOOK POLICE MORETHAN HOUR TO CLEAR THESCENE.SOME OF THE EMPLOYEESLOVED ONES RUSHED TOGET HERE ONCE THEYLEARNED WHATHAPPENED.Mathew Perkins/Wife Works AtAcademy Sports + Outdoors"well, she was trying to holdback hertears it's-it's very scaryprocess to gthrough.

It shouldn't happen."Captain Matt Kellogg/Liberty,Missouri Police department"the employees did the rightthingthey they worked with us madethecall immediately or officers gotonscene very quickly.

Immediatelywentin"AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THSTOLEN WEAPON WASUSED SHORTLY TIMELATER AT A CARDEALERSHIP ININDEPENDENCE.AND THAT'S WHERE MYCOLLEAGUE MCKENZIENELSON PICKS UP OURCOVERAGE.MCKENZIE?THIS MORNING AROUND11:30 - INDEPENDENCEPOLICE WERE CALLEDHERE TO THE LANDMARKUSED CAR LOT ONREPORTS OF A SHOOTINGINSIDE THE BUILDINOFFICERS TELL ME ACUSTOMER SHOT ANEMPLOYEE SEVERAL TIMES--BUT THEY ARE STILLWORKING TO FIGURE OUTWHY.INDEPENDENCE POLICESAY IT ALL HAPPENEDFAST.A SPOKESPERSON SAIDTHE SUSPECT CAME IMOMENTS LATER HE SHOTTHE EMPLOYEE ANDIMMEDIATELY DROVE OFFIN HIS OWN CARI"M TOLD SEVERALEMPLOYEES ANDCUSTOMERS WERE INSIDEAT THE TIME.WE KNOW THE SUSPECTWAS A 28 YEAR OLD MALE" WHO EMPLOYEESWERE FAMILIAR WITH.POLICE SAY THAT HELPEDTHEM GET SUSPECTINFORMATION OUTQUICKLY.JODI GROOMS - INDEPENDENCEPOLICE"He had been a customer, so theyhad the paperwork from beforeandsome of them had actuallyrecognized him."AT THIS TIME - POLICE SAYTHE VICTIM IS ALIVE "BUT IN SERIOUSCONDITION AT A LOCALHOSPITAL.MY COLLEAGUE DIA WALLIS IN CLAY COUNTY WHEREPOLICE CAUGHT UP WITHTHE SUSPECT.I JUST GOT AN UPDATEFROM THE CLAY COUNTYSHERIFF"S OFFICE.THEY TELL ME WE COULDFIND OUT WHO THESUSPECT IN THIS CASE IS" AS EARLY AS TONIGHT.BUT MISSOURI HIGHWAYPATROL HAS TO PROCESSTHIS SCENE AT THE HOMEWHERE A CLAY COUNTYDEPUTY SHOT AND KILLEDTHE 28-YEAR-OLD MAN.I TALKED TO A MOM WHOLIVES DOWN THE STREET.SHE SAYS SHE HEARDSOME COMMOTION " LIKEDEPUTICOMMUNICATING WITHEACH OTHER.AMANDA DAVIDSON FOUNDOUT THE CHASE WASHEADED HER WAY JUSTMOMENTS AFTER HERHUSBAND WENT TO TAKEOUT THEIR TRASH.Amanda DavidsonLives Nearby"Literally, he got in the doorand thseveral police cars were inpursuit ofthis car so it was nice to havetheheads up for my kids because shewas going to go out with him."SOME TENSE MOMENTHIS AFTERNOON.A FEW NEIGHBORS ON THEOTHER SIDE OF THE HILLSAY THEY HEARD THESHOTS.MISSOURI HIGHWAYPATROL WILL FIGURE OUTWHO FIRED THE SHOTS "HOW MANY " ANDWHERE THEINVESTIGATION GOFROM THERE.LIVE IN CLAY COUNTY, DIAWALL, 41 ACTION NEWS.AS THIS STORDEVELOPED -- WESTREAMED A LIVE UPDATEONLINE -- AND TOLD YOUABOUT IT THROUGH PUSHALERTS FROM THE K-S-H-BAPP.DOWNLOAD THE APP FORUPDATES ON STREAMINGNEWS COVERAGE -- ANDALERTS TO DEVELOPINGSTORIES.

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