Bullet pierces motorist’s cowboy hat in reportedly random shooting on KC highway

A motorist said he was randomly targeted by a gunman on Blue Parkway near 63rd Street in Kansas City.

The gunman — a rear-seat passenger in a small, possibly newer sedan — fired two or three shots after the vehicle he occupied pulled alongside the motorist’s.

The motorist’s cowboy hat was pierced by a bullet, as was the roof of his vehicle. At least one other person occupied the vehicle with the motorist.

There were no injuries in the incident, according to Kansas City police. The victims said they did not recognize the shooter.

Kansas City police met with the victims at the Crown Lodge at 8500 Blue Parkway. Officers could not find spent casings on the highway.

The victim told officers that the shooter “stuck his hand out the window and cocked the handgun sideways when he was shooting.”

This story was originally published February 7, 2018 at 5:23 PM with the headline "Bullet pierces motorist’s cowboy hat in reportedly random shooting on KC highway."