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WEBVTT O RECOVER AND PEGGY BREIT IS LIVE IN GLADSTONE. >> IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SIMPLE TRAFFIC STOP. >> I'VE BEEN SHOT. IT CALLED THEM RACING TO THE SCENE. >> THE PASSENGER GETS OUT AND STARTS RUNNING. THEY TOOK OFF AFTE HIM. THE SUSPECT PULLED OUT A WEAPON. >> AN OFFICER SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. >> THE INJURY WILL REQUIRE RECOVERY TIME, BUT HE WILL BE OK. THE MAN WHO RAN WAS BROUGHT TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED. POLICE SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AND PROTECT. BUT THEY SAY THEY KNOW THEY ARE FACING AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ATMOSPHERE TO DO THAT IN. NOT KNOWING WHO MIGHT BE OUT. >> EVERY CAR THAT DRIVES BY, YOU NEVER KNOW. >> A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL HAS BEEN PLACED HERE AT THE SCENE BY FRIENDS OF THE VICTIM. HE IS 18-YEAR-OLD JACOB STEVENS

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A Gladstone police officer is expected to recover after being shot in the line of duty Sunday evening. The officer, whose name has not been released, had pulled over a car on Vivion Road, in what was supposed to be a typical traffic stop. A passenger in the car darted out of the vehicle and started running. “There were two officers there on the scene. They took off after him. After a short foot chase, they got into a little scuffle with them and that’s when the suspect pulled out a weapon,” said Kansas City Police Officer Darin Snapp. Shots were fired. An officer and the fleeing suspect were both hit. “I’ve been shot. I’m bleeding heavily out of my hand,” the injured officer radioed in. Police said the officer had surgery on Monday morning and was released from the hospital later in the day. A second officer was treated for an unknown injury and released Sunday night. Both officers are about 33 years old and have been with the department about three years. Their names have not been released. The man who ran from the traffic stop was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police identified him as Jacob Stevens, 18, of Kansas City. The driver of the car that was pulled over has been cooperating with the investigation. Police said they plan to continue to serve and protect, but they’re trying to do it in an increasingly dangerous atmosphere. They said they don’t know who might be out to get them. “It’s our absolute worst nightmare,” Snapp said. “We’re going to have to watch everybody that walks by us, every car that drives by, because you just never know. "The department is cooperating fully with the Kansas City Police Department and is grateful for the support demonstrated by our partners in the law enforcement community," the Gladstone Police Department said in a statement. "We also owe a debt of gratitude to the emergency medical personnel who responded to the scene. We are very appreciative of the numerous expressions of concern from our community." "We extend our sympathies to the families of all involved in this tragic event. The public servants for the City of Gladstone will continue to be diligent in protecting and serving our citizens and will provide additional information at the appropriate time."