Saturday, July 18, 2009

Violent Start To Weekend In KC-MO



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t least one woman is dead- a man in critical conditon and at least 3 other men are in less-serious condition after 4 separate shooting incidents in KC-MO overnight.





The homicide was reported here at CSW- at 59th Street and U.S. 71 around 11:30 pm Friday night. A woman driving on the highway was killed and her 13-year-old female passenger injured by what appeared to be random gunfire.




At 3:07 pm- police- fire and MAST-EMS received the report of a shooting in the 4300 block of Flora.

There police found 2 men shot: a 27-year-old with a gunshot to his head and in critical condition and a 25-year-old male shot in both of his sides in serious condition.

Both were taken to separate hospitals while police sought unknown suspects in an unknown vehicle who pulled behind the victims' pickup truck and shot them.




At 3:24 am- KC-MO agencies received yet another shooting call: in the 4100 block of Woodland. There a man was found by police shot in a shoulder.

He was taken to the hospital in serious condition with no suspect information available yet.




At 3:29 am- a male- shot in the leg near Westport police say- showed up in the emergency room of an area trauma center.

His injuries were said to be not life-threatening- but no suspect info was available to police.




To top all this off- at 4:37 am- KC-MO police broadcast a pickup of "a suspect in a kidnapping that occurred in the Power & Light (entertainment district) from 1:45 to 3 o'clock (this morning)."


The all-points-bulletin described "a black male- dark skin- bald- white t-shirt- blue shorts- last seen occupying a 2004 to 2006 black Honda Civic."


Police did not give a description of who was "kidnapped."


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