A police officer and a process server were killed while serving an eviction notice in Missouri
A civil employee serving an eviction notice and a police officer who responded to a call for help were killed Thursday in Independence, Missouri, authorities said.
A civil employee serving an eviction notice and a police officer who responded to a call for help were killed Thursday in Independence, Missouri, authorities said.
The shooting happened at a home in the area of Elsea Smith and Bundschu Road, the Independence Police Department said on Facebook.
Police Chief Adam Dustman called the fallen officer, Cody Allen, 35, a “hero.”
“He did exactly what the men and women of law enforcement are called to do day in and day out. And I could not be more proud of him and his service to this community,” Dustman said at an afternoon news conference.
Allen had been back with the department for about two years, Dustman said, after having left law enforcement for other work.
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