On 02-29-20-24 at about 1:00 pm, Officer Cody Allen was shot and killed after responding to the shooting of a Civil Process Server Drexel Mack at 1111 N Elsea Smith Road.

Mr. Mack and several other process servers were serving an eviction notice at the residence when an occupant opened fire, wounding him. The other court officers and a neighbor called 911 following the initial shooting. As Officer Allen and other Independence police officers arrived at the scene, they attempted to rescue Mr. Mack, but also were fired upon. Officer Allen suffered fatal gunshot wounds while the other two officers suffered non-fatal wounds.

Mr. Drexel Mack also succumbed to his wounds. He had been employed 12 years with Jackson County 16th Circuit Court.

The subject was taken into custody a short time later.

Officer Allen had served with the Independence Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Grandview Police Department. He is survived by his wife and two children.