Kansas City police shoot woman allegedly armed with handgun
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after Kansas City police shot a woman allegedly armed with a handgun Tuesday morning.
That 41-year-old woman is now facing charges in Platte County.
The shooting happened around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday near Ambassador and Polo drives. MSHP is now leading the investigation.
A spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department said it happened as two officers were serving court paperwork near a cluster of hotels just south of Kansas City International Airport.
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MSHP Sgt. Andy Bell said Kansas City officers were dispatched after the petitioner of protection order had concerns about the respondent and wanted officers to contact that person.
Bell said as two officers arrived, they saw the respondent, a woman, walking down the road. They attempted to make contact with the woman, but Bell said she didn’t comply with officers.
MSHP said the woman had a handgun and presented it to police, and an officer shot the woman.
The woman has non-life threatening injuries, and first responders took her to a local hospital. No officers were injured.
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Later Tuesday, a Platte County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson confirmed Zina Sokoli has now been charged with first-degree assault or attempted assault and armed criminal action.
Court documents further detailing the charges against Sokoli were not immediately available.
Kansas City police said Sokoli was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon and is in police custody with no bond.
The highway patrol will now review body camera and dash camera video as they investigate the police shooting.
