2 officers shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri, police say

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Associated Press

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers and a court employee were shot and wounded while serving an eviction at a home in Independence, Missouri. Independence Police Department spokesperson Officer Jack Taylor says the two officers were taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known. Taylor says one person was arrested. The 16th Judicial Court of Missouri says a court process server also was shot by someone inside the home while serving an eviction notice. Police said in a Facebook post that there were reports of shots fired near a residence. Independence is a suburb of Kansas City, with about 122,000 residents. Taylor says a news conference is planned for later.