Critical Injury to Victim of Kansas City River Market-area Shooting

A male thought by paramedics to be in his early-20's clings to life early Saturday morning after being shot near Kansas City MO's River Market area.

Police report tracing the cell phone call received around 3:05 a.m. to the area of 3rd Street and Locust- where the man was located.

The man had a gunshot to his inner right thigh- according to a Fire department paramedic- had lost a considerable amount of blood- and was in very critical condition when he was transported to a Metro hospital.

Police were investigating and had no suspect information yet.

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