Bodycam video from Independence police shooting shows mother approach officers with knife
An Independence officer fatally shot Maria Pike, 34, and her 2-month-old daughter, Destinii, on Nov. 7. Edited bodycam video footage released Wednesday shows Pike approach officers with a large knife.
Independence Police release edited video from officer's killing of baby and mother
Independence has not named the officer who fatally shot Maria Pike and her daughter Destinii Hope, after police responded to a domestic disturbance call on Nov. 7, 2024. The body camera footage shows just three minutes from the 20-minute incident.
KC LEAP advocates for mother, baby killed in Independence police shooting
KC LEAP is a police accountability organization helping the family of an mother and infant killed in a police shooting in early November.
Independence police release body cam in shooting where mom, baby died
The Independence Police Department released some body camera footage and context of what they say led up to a deadly police shooting earlier this month
Sister reacts to video from Independence Police shooting of mom, baby
The Independence Police Department released body camera footage and context of what they say led up to a deadly police shooting earlier this month.
Independence police release edited body cam video of shooting that killed mother, baby
Independence police shared edited portions of body camera footage from a Nov. 7, 2024, officer-involved shooting that left a mother and baby dead. The footage shows just 4 minutes of what transpired that afternoon before mother Maria Pike,
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Man charged with shooting person in Independence, leaving body in vehicle on highway
An Independence man is facing multiple felonies, including murder, in the shooting death of a 19-year-old whose body was ...
One shot in the head in Independence: police
The Independence Police Department is investigating after someone in the area was shot in the head on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Late-night blaze destroys machinery hoop building in Independence
A late-night fire destroyed a hoop building housing machinery in the 1900 block of Jamestown Avenue in Independenc Wednesday ...
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Hoop building destroyed by fire in Independence
A fire destroyed a hoop building in Independence late Wednesday night. The Independence Fire Department says crews were ...
Mom says Independence police pointed gun at teen son, mistaking him for chase suspect
An Independence mom is upset after she said police mistook her son for a suspect who shot at officers during a chase.
Independence man charged in fatal shooting, faces multiple felonies
Steven B. Rock faces charges of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and ...
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Independence man charged with murder in death of 19-year-old found in car near I-435
An Independence man has been charged with murder in the death of a 19-year-old who was found in a car near I-435 on Sunday.