Mo. Trooper's Bullet-Resistant Vest Protects Against Suspect's Gunshot

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A announced in a Tuesday evening social media post that the MSHP Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Saline County.

The trooper was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and has since been released.

According to a MSHP press release, just after 6:15 p.m., troopers were notified that the Concordia Police Department was pursuing a motorcycle driven by a suspect wanted for an out-of-state homicide.

Officers lost sight of the suspect, but just before 8 p.m., Highway Patrol troopers in the area saw the suspect on 115th Rd. heading toward Belmont Ave.

The suspect crashed the motorcycle into a trooper’s patrol car near the intersection of 115th Rd. and Belmont Ave., running away on foot.