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A Kansas City police officer has been shot.  A Kansas City police officer has been shot. Police have one suspect in custody and are on the lookout for another. 
Authorities told KCTV-5 that the officer is currently in critical condition.  The Kansas City Star reported that police reponded to a disturbance call around 1.30pm local time. Police told the paper that a person told 911 operators that they were being shot at by multiple people in a vehicle.  
“Start prayers,” Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted Tuesday afternoon.  Multiple suspects fled from the scene, as law enforcement has surrounded the residential area.
The officer was shot 30 minutes after the initial call; they are in critical condition.
SWAT officers are reportedly on the scene. They cleared a woman and her children from the area after she spoke with them. 
“Start prayers,” Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted Tuesday afternoon, in response to the injured officer. 
According to the Star, this is the secoond cop to be shot in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2016. Detective Brad Lancaster, 39, was shot and killed on 9 May while assisting other officers on a suspicious person call. He had served on the force for 20 years.
More to follow. More to follow.