2 Missouri Officers Shot Over the Weekend

Two officers with the Peculiar (MO) Police Department who were shot and wounded are expected to fully recover from injuries sustained during a gun battle on Saturday night.

Two officers with the Peculiar (MO) Police Department who were shot and wounded are expected to fully recover from injuries sustained during a gun battle on Saturday night.Two officers with the Peculiar (MO) Police Department who were shot and wounded are expected to fully recover from injuries sustained during a gun battle on Saturday night.Screen grab of news report. 

Two officers with the Peculiar (MO) Police Department who were shot and wounded are expected to fully recover from injuries sustained during a gun battle on Saturday night.

According to Fox News, the Cass County Sheriff's Office issued a statement indicating that the officers had responded to a call of an armed man on the streets early Saturday night.

Two responding officers then encountered a man armed with a shotgun. The gunman and officers exchanged gunfire, leaving the officers with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries, police say.

The suspect was reportedly unharmed in the exchange.

The officers were transported to a nearby hospital where they were treated and released.

The identity of the suspect has not yet been released, pending the completion of an initial investigation.

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