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Woman Charged After Buckner Officer Shoots Driver During Stolen Pickup Chase

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the officer-involved shooting with potential additional charges.

Overview

  • Rachel Clark of Forest City was arrested and charged in Jackson County with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention, and Holt County filed a felony first-degree tampering count tied to the pickup.
  • The chase followed a 911 call from a resident who said a woman asked him to call for help at his door, later identified as Clark.
  • Officers say the gray Dodge Ram was reported stolen out of Holt County before Buckner police attempted a traffic stop on U.S. 24.
  • Investigators describe reckless maneuvers that included wrong-way driving, running over stop sticks and losing a wheel, then ramming a patrol vehicle head-on.
  • An officer shot Clark in the left upper shoulder; she was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and refused treatment, and MSHP is leading the shooting investigation.