Saturday, July 18, 2009

Woman Killed By Gunfire On U.S. 71 - Watkins Expressway



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round 11:30 pm Friday night- KC-MO Metro zone police offiers responding on a shots-fired call in the area found a woman shot in her vehicle at 59th Street and northbound U.S. 71/Bruce R. Watkins Expressway.


Police report finding the victim- a woman driver in her 40's- dead-on-arrival. A 13-year-old girl riding with the woman suffered minor injuries and shock and was taken to an area medical trauma center.

Police closed off U.S. 71 for awhile while the investigation was underway. An officer told CSW that it appeared the woman killed wasn't the intended target of the gunshots.

U.S. 71 was re-opened by police around 2:50 am Saturday morning.


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