In a story about a fatal shooting in Kansas City, the Associated Press reported erroneously that an off-duty Kansas City police officer fatally shot a man. Police said Thursday the officer shot and wounded a man who is suspected of fatally shooting another man.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say an off-duty officer shot and wounded a man who is suspected of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in Kansas City.

Capt. Tim Hernandez says the officer was working as private security for a business Thursday when he was alerted to gunfire. Hernandez says the officer rushed over, saw a man shooting at two people and shot the gunman in the leg. The wounded 31-year-old was taken into custody.

Investigators say two victims who were found nearby apparently were shot by the armed man. One of the men, a 29-year-old, was dead. His name wasn’t immediately released. The other, who was 51, had injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.

Police say the officer wasn’t hurt.

 

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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police say an off-duty officer shot and killed a man after a disturbance in downtown Kansas City.

Capt. Tim Hernandez said the officer was working as private security for a business when a citizen alerted him that two men were involved in a disturbance.

The officer confronted the two men during what police said was an aggravated assault.

Hernandez said the off-duty officer shot one of the men. The second man also was shot but investigators have not determined who fired those shots. The man is hospitalized in critical condition.

The officer was not injured.