A Buckner police officer shot a person during a car chase Sunday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The officer was pursuing a vehicle that was headed west on U.S. 24 Highway near Hoover Road around 1:24 a.m., according to a Missouri Highway Patrol Troop A post on X. As the suspect vehicle approached Blue Mills Road, it allegedly crossed over the eastbound lanes and briefly drove the wrong way.
The driver then drove back and accelerated forward, hitting the officer’s vehicle. That’s when the officer shot the suspect, according to the patrol…