Crime

Victims hospitalized after double shooting in KC

Kansas City police were at 24th and Lawndale Avenue investigating a double shooting that left one victim in critical condition Thursday afternoon.
Kansas City police were at 24th and Lawndale Avenue investigating a double shooting that left one victim in critical condition Thursday afternoon. grice@kcstar.com

A disturbance led to a double shooting that left a man and woman injured Thursday afternoon in Kansas City.

Officers were called to a home near 24th and Lawndale Avenue about 2 p.m. and found the victims.

According to police, the victims were involved in a disturbance with three associates when shots were fired. The shooters fled in a gold-colored SUV, police said.

A woman in her late 20s was shot in the leg, and a man in his late teens was shot in shoulder. Both were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The incident was the second double shooting of the day in Kansas City, and the third in two days.

A man was shot in the head and a woman was hit in the shoulder in a shooting about 4:20 p.m. Thursday near 104th Street and Holmes.

Two men were critically injured in a double shooting about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 3200 block of Smart Avenue.

Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

The Star’s Toriano Porter contributed to this report.

Glenn E. Rice: 816-234-4341, @GRicekcstar

This story was originally published May 25, 2017 at 3:42 PM with the headline "Victims hospitalized after double shooting in KC."

Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER