KCK police offering reward to help ID suspect who stabbed officer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is offering a $6,000 reward for information that can help identify the suspect who recently attacked one of its officers .

According to police, on Sunday, July 7, around 10 p.m. a uniformed KCKPD officer was exiting his patrol vehicle at the East Patrol Station on N. 47th Street, just south of State Avenue, near Interstate 635, when he was approached by a man, who without warning, pulled out a screwdriver and stabbed the officer in the head and face.

After a short struggle with the suspect, police said the suspect ran north into a wooded area near 47th and State Avenue. The officer sustained cuts to his face, head, and neck. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment and was released the following day.

The suspect is described as a dark-complected, Black male in his 30s, approximately 5’8″ with a thin build. He has a full beard and receding hairline at his temples, forming a point or widow’s peak, in the middle of his forehead. He was wearing dark athletic shorts, a multicolored tank top and black Nike slide sandals.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477.

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