An Independence police officer and a Jackson County court employee were shot and killed Thursday afternoon while responding to a residence in northeast Independence.
The 16th Judicial District Circuit Court stated the shooting took place during an eviction. A Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson stated that multiple civil process servers arrived at a home in the 1100 block of North Elsea Smith Road.
While the eviction notice took place, someone at the home shot one of the process servers.
At that point, a neighbor and court employee at the scene called 911 for additional assistance.
At 1:09 p.m., officers from the Independence Police Department responded and rendered aid to the court employee. While doing so, the two police officers were shot.
One of those police officers, Ofc. Cody Allen, died in the shooting.
Drexel Mack, the civil process server, also died as a result of the shooting.
The other responding officer suffered a gunshot wound but expected to make a full recovery.
The shooting suspect was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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