KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Three police officers were shot and injured during an apparent drug investigation in Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday, authorities said.
The police department in Kansas City, Missouri, which is investigating, said on Twitter that the officers were shot Wednesday afternoon near 18th Street and Parallel Parkway.
Few details were released, so it wasn't immediately clear if anyone else was injured. The Kansas City, Kansas, police department said the shooting happened during a drug investigation.
Officials at the University of Kansas Health System said multiple law enforcement officers were brought to the hospital. Dr. Sean Kumer, the hospital's associate chief medical officer, said all the victims the hospital treated were in stable condition with injures that were not life-threatening. They were able to converse with their doctors.
The Kansas City, Kansas, police department asked their counterparts from across the river in Missouri to investigate the shooting because its officers were involved.
