KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Two law enforcement officers were shot near the Wyandotte County Courthouse, according to Kansas City, Kan., police.
The victims were reportedly Wyandotte County Sheriff's deputies.
The condition of the officers is unknown. They are reportedly being treated at the University of Kansas Hospital.
Law enforcement's attention appeared to be focused on the Wyandotte County Correctional and Court Services building, which is immediately north of the Wyandotte County Courthouse. That's where juvenile services is located.
This is the third incident in which law enforcement personnel in Wyandotte County have been shot in the last two years.
Kansas City, Kan., police detective Brad Lancaster was shot and killed in May 2016 after police began a pursuit of a Tonganoxie man near the Kansas Speedway and ended in Kansas City near Bannister Road and Bruce R. Watkins Drive.
In July 2016, KCK police captain Robert Melton was shot and killed as police were responding to a drive-by shooting and subsequent police chase.
