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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Female

Age :

Race : White

Date : 11/08/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Independence

County : Jackson

State : Missouri

Agency : Independence Police Department

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Independence PD were called for a welfare check on a woman in mental health crisis. Police arrived, found her with a knife, holding an infant. Police shot and killed both the woman and the child. Family members stated that police shot the baby in the head.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 dead.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-missouri-shooting-larkspur-lane/62843985

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article295217139.html

https://www.kctv5.com/2024/11/08/police-woman-child-die-apartment-complex-shooting-officer-administrative-leave/