July 2022

No charges against police in 2021 shooting

Jackson County prosecutors cleared Independence police officers in a fatal March 2021 shooting that stemmed from incident in which a man allegedly shot at a neighbor’s house. The man, 35-year-old Aaron Pouche, allegedly pointed a rifle at one officer and fired shots, even as that officer used a taser, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s investigation report.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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