Saturday, August 16, 2008

The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, August 16, 2008

*** TWO DEAD IN OVERLAND PARK- KS ***

*** Two people are dead of reported gunshot wounds in the 5500 block of West 92nd Place in a call police received just after 1:45am Saturday morning.


Police won't say yet if this is a murder suicide- but one- then a 2nd victim was found at the residence there. Police are investigating as of this report.
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UPDATE- 1515 CDT- OPPD are now confirming this was a murder-suicide.

Police say a 21-year-old man shot and killed his father. The 21-year-old was initially found dead of a gunshot to the head in the front yard of the house near 92nd Place & Nall around 2am.

When officers went inside the residence- they found the father who had also been shot. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

There is no word yet on a possible motive in this rare Overland Park-KS murder-suicide.

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** ONE DEAD IN CLAY COUNTY-MO WRECK **

*** The Missouri Highway Patrol reports a 66-year-old woman driver was killed when her vehicle went off U.S. 69 into the Fishing River in Mosby late Friday night..

The Rayville-MO woman died at the scene after the 11:55pm crash. Her next of kin had not yet been notified as of this report- so her name is withheld here..

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

Temperatures in the 60's with light winds prevailed over the Kansas City MetroRegion overnight.

A lovely summer weekend in store- with highs in the low to middle-80's and lows in the 60's.

The next chance for any organized precipitation looks to be mid next week.

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