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Suspect in high-speed chase fatally shot by police, trooper

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man suspected of leading police on a chase in two states has been fatally shot by officers, police said.

Mekiah Harris, 26, of Kansas City, Kansas, was killed in the shooting Tuesday night near Platte City, Missouri, police said

Kansas City, Kansas, police said Wednesday that Harris was a suspect in the Sunday shooting death of 33-year-old Michael Rehard, of Kansas City, Kansas. Two other people were injured in the shooting.

Officials said the confrontation on Tuesday began when officers in Kansas City, Kansas, attempted to stop a car driven by a Harris, who sped off and led officers on a chase while driving the wrong way on Interstate 436 for several miles.

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Officer injured in shooting involving suspect wanted on outstanding drug warrant, HPD says

HOUSTON – One officer is injured after a suspect opened fire on two Houston police officers during a traffic stop in southeast Houston Wednesday morning.

HPD Chief Troy Finner said two officers were conducting a traffic stop for a suspect who was wanted on an outstanding drug warrant.

Finner said when the suspect pulled over at an Exxon gas station in the 14800 block of Gulf Freeway around 11: 20 a.m., he and the two officers started exchanging words.

The suspect, according to the officers, then exited his vehicle and immediately started firing, striking one of the officers in the pelvic area. The second officer was not injured.

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