VIDEO: MO Officer Fatally Shot at Bar Was 'Innocent Bystander' to Argument
Video: MO Officer Fatally Shot at Bar Was 'Innocent Bystander' to Argument
Officer Thomas Orr, 30, was shot and killed at Californos Restaurant during an argument on the patio Sunday night at about 9:00. Police say he was not part of the argument, but an innocent bystander.
August 22, 2017
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Officer Thomas Orr, 30, was shot and killed at Californos Restaurant during an argument on the patio Sunday night at about 9:00. Police say he was not part of the argument, but an innocent bystander, reports FOX 4.
Orr had been with the Lee's Summit (MO) Police Department since March of 2015, and was assigned as a school resource officer to Campbell Middle School in Lee's Summit. Prior to that he worked for the Marshall (MO) Police Department.
A woman was also shot in the arm and is expected to recover. Police say she was also an innocent bystander and was not involved in the disturbance.
Police said the suspect fled with three other men after the shooting.
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