KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A man was fatally shot during a shootout with police in Kansas City, Kansas after he allegedly tried to break into a home.
Kansas City, Kansas police spokeswoman Nancy Chartrand told The Kansas City Star that the man had been shot by the homeowner when police arrived at the house Friday afternoon. Police say the man turned a gun on them. Then they shot at him. He died at the scene. It’s unclear if the man shot at police.
Three officers involved in the shootout are on paid administrative leave per the agency’s standard procedures.
