Missouri officer dies after being shot responding to call
A Missouri police officer who was still in training after graduating from the police academy in July died after being shot by a wanted man who opened fire on officers and was also killed, authorities said.
Independence Officer Blaize Madridevans, 22, was hospitalized with critical injuries following the Wednesday morning shooting and later died, the Independence Police Department said late Wednesday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said two officers went to a residence in Independence about 11:30 a.m. in response to a call to dispatch and were met by a man who fired a handgun at the officers.
Madrid-evans was shot and the other officer returned fire, police said. The man who fired at the officers, later identified by the highway patrol as Cody L. Harrison, 33, of Gladstone, was pronounced dead at the scene.