A man died Thursday evening following a police shooting near the intersection of The Paseo and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard in Kansas City Thursday afternoon, law enforcement said.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the shooting, which involved two Kansas City police officers, said Lt. Andy Bell with the highway patrol.
Police were called to the scene around 2:10 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a man who was armed with a gun had pointed the weapon at an ambulance, Bell said.
Officers arrived at 2:21 p.m., contacted the man and began giving him commands to take him into custody, Bell said. The man allegedly did not comply with commands from officers, and at 2:23 p.m., officers reported shots had been fired, Bell said…