Saturday, October 27, 2007

The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, October 27, 2007


*** THREE SHOT- 2 CRITICAL IN KC-MO WESTPORT SHOOTING ***


***Three people were shot in 2 separate vehicles in Westport early Saturday morning. The victims then drove themselves to two different hospitals.

Police and EMS crews were called out at 3:29am to a gas station's parking lot in the 4000 block of Broadway where a shooting had reportedly occurred. Officers arrived minutes later- finding "a lot of blood" on the lot but no victims to be found..

Another officer already at a nearby hospital then reports "5 to 6" shooting victims had arrived by a citizen's car. It turns out only 2 victims are actually here- and one of them is reported to be in quite critical condition.

Soon- another shooting victim has reportedly arrived at another hospital's E-R across town. That victim too is reported to be in grave condition.

There are vague witness descriptions of one- possibly two other suspect vehicles involved- police said those witnesses weren't cooperating very much with the investigation.
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** KC-MO POLICE OFFICER INJURED AFTER CAR CHASE **

*** A police officer received "non life-threatening" injuries after a suspect vehicle they were chasing pinned her against a patrol car.

The chase began around 1:05am in the 3900 block of Watkins Expressway and ended about 1:16am in the 4500 block of East 39th Street.

A police officer was approaching the stopped suspect vehicle when that vehicle rolled backwards and pinned the officer against a patrol car.
The officer's injuries were not life-threatening- and 3 suspects were arrested.
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** TWO-ALARM FIRE IN INDEPENDENCE-MO **

... It took a 2-alarm response of Independence firefighters to battle a fire in a reported vacant building near U.S. 24 and Overton in the Fairmount area late Friday night.

No one was injured in the large fire in an old lumberyard that began around 11pm.

Fire companies from KC-MO- Lee's Summit and Blue Springs provided coverage for those parts of Independence left without fire protection.
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** MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED TRYING TO ELUDE POLICE IN KC-MO **


... The driver of a vehicle that was possibly stolen suffered serious injuries as he was trying to elude police in east KC-MO.

Even though no police on the ground were chasing the suspect- he was tracked from the air by helicopter as he sped south on Manchester Trafficway from Truman Road at speeds of up to 100 m.p.h..

At around 1:15am- the suspect turned onto a gravel road off Manchester south of I-70- then sped along that gravel road and railroad tracks near the Blue River until the suspect- as witnessed by the police helicopter spotter- "crashed into a large pipe."

In addition to that suspect's serious injuries- he was also under arrest.
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** SERIOUS INJURIES IN A KC-MO WRECK **


... An accident report came in at 1:54am to 55th Street and Watkins Expressway.

Two persons were injured- one critically. There were no other details available at report time.

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** TWO INJURED IN BUCKNER-MO ALTERCATION **


... Two person reportedly suffered marginally life-threatening injuries after a reported "shooting or stabbing" behind a bar in the 300 block of South Hudson just before 11:30pm Friday night.


There were no details on the 2 injured- taken to an area trauma center..

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** Possible Late K.C. STAR Deliveries In Lee's Summit-MO This Morning **


... A Kansas City STAR delivery driver was injured when her delivery vehicle was broadsided by another vehicle at the intersection of M-291 and Chipman Road around 5am.

That female delivery driver- and the driver of the vehicle that struck her- had non life-threatening injuries.

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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><> <>

Skies in the MetroRegion became mostly clear by dawn- allowing temperatures to fall into the 40's. Winds were calm or very light from the West.

A crisp-pleasant fall day in store today- but a frost is possible MetroRegion-wide Sunday morning..

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Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.
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