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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A police officer went down after he or she was fired upon shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday in Independence in an area within walking distance from an elementary school.

The Independence School District is on Spring break, so no children are at the school that is just blocks away from the shooting.

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Dispatch reported the ‘officer down’ on South Delaware Avenue. The suspect(s) fled from the scene and a chase was underway. The suspect vehicle was stopped near 23rd and Maywood, about three miles away from where the officer was shot. The suspect was taken into custody near 23rd and Cedar.

Independence police have not released the condition of the officer. They also have not released if the officer was shot or injured in another way during the confrontation with the suspect.

FOX 4’s crew on the scene reports seeing the suspect being loaded into an ambulance to be taken to the hospital.

In addition to Independence police officers, officers from Blue Springs, Kansas City and Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene.

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Photo from the scene where an Independence officer was reported as ‘down’ Wednesday.
Photo from the scene where an Independence officer was reported as ‘down’ Wednesday.
A look at a home that appears to have been hit during the chase.
Photo from the scene where an Independence officer was reported as ‘down’ Wednesday.
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