KANSAS CITY (AP) — A police officer shot and killed a 25-year-old man after he pointed a weapon at officers during a confrontation, authorities said.
The shooting occurred Thursday night in Belton, about 22 miles south of Kansas City. The man was identified Friday as William Blakely, of Belton.
Belton police said in a release that officers responding to a call of a disturbance found a man armed with a handgun. When the man refused to drop the weapon, officers used a stun gun on him, police said.
Blakely continued to hold the gun and raised it toward officers, prompting one officer to fire, police said. He later died at a hospital.
No officers were injured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will investigate the shooting.