Around 11:20 p.m. a call came in for a person shooting inside a home with a rifle. When officers arrived, the person started shooting at them. One Independence police officer was wounded, and Aaron Pouche was killed.
Agency: Independence Police Department
Motive: gunshots
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Aaron Christopher Pouche
Death Date: March 31, 2021
County: Jackson
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing