(KAIR)--The Leavenworth man, who suffered critical injuries after he was shot by police following a pursuit that began in Leavenworth and ended in Platte County, Missouri, has died.
WDAF-TV, citing the Leavenworth Police Department, reports that the 25-year-old died from his injuries after he was hospitalized in Kansas City for treatment of his injuries. The Saint Joseph Post reports the death occurred Saturday.
The Platte County Sheriff's Office, which is overseeing the investigation, identified the suspect last week as Jonathan Heath-Taylor, who allegedly fled from Leavenworth Police after they were called to assist with a domestic dispute, during the early morning hours of August 10, at a Leavenworth home located near Spruce Street and Columbia Avenue.
A search for his whereabouts was launched immediately, with Heath-Taylor wanted for attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, rape, aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation and violation of a protection order.
When his vehicle was spotted by police, Heath-Taylor alledgedly refused to stop and fled, with police in pursuit, into Platte County, with the chase ending near Missouri Spur 45 and 92 Highway, when he and officers exchanged gunfire.
It's not been officially confirmed as to who fired the first shot, with the investigation continuing.
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