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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – An officer with the Independence Police Department and a court employee with Jackson County were both shot and killed Thursday afternoon at a residence in northeast Independence, Missouri. Two additional officers were wounded during the gunfire, according to reports.
The 16th Judicial District Circuit Court said the double homicide occurred during an eviction notice at the residence in question. A spokesperson with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said multiple civil process servers arrived at a home in the 1100 block of North Elsea Smith Road, KCTV 5 reported.
As the eviction notice took place, someone at the residence opened fire and shot one of the process servers. Following the shooting, another court employee at the scene and a neighbor called 911 for police assistance.
Officers from the Independence Police Department responded at 1:09 p.m. Upon arrival, police rendered aid to the critically wounded court employee. As they provided aid, two police officers were shot.
One of those police officers was killed by gunfire. He was identified as Ofcr. Cody Allen. The process server also died from his wounds. He was identified as Drexel Mack by Jackson County Presiding Judge Jalilah Otto, according to FOX 4 Kansas City.
In addition to the deceased officer, several reports indicate two additional responding officers suffered a gunshot wound, but each one is expected to make a full recovery.
The unnamed shooting suspect was captured and taken to the hospital due to unspecified minor injuries, KCTV 5 reported.
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