Witnesses describe shooting that injured KCPD officer

Witnesses describe the man who shot a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer on Thursday afternoon as erratic, waving his weapon and yelling at people in a McDonald's parking lot before police arrived.

41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ IS ALSOFOLLOWING THIS STORYTONIGHT.ANDRES YOU TALKEDWITH PEOPLE WHOWATCHED IT ALL UNFOLD.WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU?WELL THOSE WITNESSESDESCRIBE THE MAN WHOSHOT THAT OFFICER AS"DERANGED"......WAVING HIS WEAPONAND YELLING AT PEOPLE INA PARKING LOT BEFOREPOLICE SHOWED UP.IT'S A SIGHT JAMES BOYDWON'T FORGET.James Boyd/witness/I looked across the street andI seen this guy coming out ofthe McDonald's I looked in hishand and I couldn't quitefigure out and realized it was apistol coming out of theMcDonald'sBY THEN TWO K-C-P-DOFFICERS WERE RUSHINGTO THE FAST FOOD JOINTAT 31ST AND VAN BRUNT.James Boyd/witnessHe was acting like he was outof his mind no shirt his pantswere halfway down to hisknees angry yellinWHEN THE OFFICERSPULLED UP, THE MAN RANOFF.Broadcastify.com/He's armed with a handguntaking off on stadium...we'reabout halfway down the streetSaul alcatar/witnessHe was a shirtless guy it wasjust funny ar first but thenonce he started pointing thegun and shootingINVESTIGATORS SAY THEMAN TURNED AROUND ANDSHOT AT OFFICERS,STRIKING ONE OF THEM.Shots fired shots firedBe advised he's been shot inthe head!THE INJURED OFFICER'SPARTNER RETURNED FIRE,KILLING THE SUSPECT.Sgt.

Bill Lowe/Missouri StateHighway PatrolThese officers responded withcourage and valorLAW ENFORCEMENT FROMACROSS THE AREAFLOODED THE CRIMESCENE MAKING SURETHERE WASN'T ANOTHERSHOOTER.Sgt.

Bill Lowe/Missouri StateHighway Patrol/During something like thyou're under a lot of pressureand a lot of stress and wewanna make sure thecommunity knows that we'redoing this for them this is whywe do this to keep ourcommunity safeSgt.

Bill Lowe/Missouri StateHighway Patrolwe put ourselves at risk everyday with the possibility ofsomething like this happeningand when it does it really hitshomeafter their extensive search--police are confident there isn'tanother shooter.right now--crime sceneTECHNICIANS are processingthe scene--the evidence they gather willgo the missouri state highwaypatrol who are leading theinvestigation.ANDRES GUTIERREZ, 41ACTION N