KCTV-5 News:
"Kansas City Police Department spokesman Capt. Tye Grant said the police officer was in uniform but off duty when he responded to a disturbance involving a cab at 12th Street and Wyandotte Avenue. Grant said the off-duty officer was providing security in the area.
"The officer received information that a subject had been assaulted," according to a statement from Grant.
The officer found Bruno in the 1300 block of Baltimore Avenue. Bruno ran from the officer, who chased Bruno. They wound up a couple of blocks away.
"At that location, the suspect began fighting the officer in an assaultive manner. Subsequently to this assault, the officer was seriously injured," Grant said. "Fearing for his life, the officer fired his duty weapon striking the suspect."
The officer, who is a member of the military and a long-time police officer, and others performed CPR on Bruno who was rushed to the hospital, where he would die.
KCTV5 photographer Steve Tur saw the officer after the shooting and said the officer appeared to have injuries.
"The officer was admitted into the hospital with serious injuries," the news release states.
Grant said the officer will be OK. On Sunday afternoon, Grant confirmed that the officer's injuries are mainly around the head and face.
"He was hit pretty hard and repeatedly during the fight," Grant said."
