KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) -
A police officer is in the hospital after he was injured during an overnight incident with a suspect in Kansas City, KS.
Police were in the area of Kansas Avenue and Argentine Boulevard trying to find a reported prowler about 5 a.m. Saturday. Officers found the suspect in a vehicle with the driver's side door open. Police said the officers tried to pull the suspect from the vehicle, but the suspect started the vehicle and drove off with an officer lodged between the door and the vehicle.
The officer fired his weapon at the suspect and hit him, but the suspect kept driving and the officer eventually became dislodged from the vehicle.
A short while later police said the suspect lost control and crashed into a parked car.
Both the officer and suspect suffered minor injuries and are expected to be OK.
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