Crime

Raytown police looking for burglary suspects after shootout with homeowner

Raytown police are searching for an armed man that exchanged gunfire with the owner of a home the man is suspected of trying to burglarize.
Raytown police are searching for an armed man that exchanged gunfire with the owner of a home the man is suspected of trying to burglarize.

Raytown police are searching for an armed man — and another person — who exchanged gunfire with the owner of a home the man is suspected of trying to burglarize.

The incident was reported about 10:40 a.m. Saturday in the 8500 block of East 85th Street.

Police said a homeowner saw a man burglarizing his home when the man produced a handgun and fired shots at the homeowner.

The homeowner, police said, fired shots back at the man. The homeowner was not injured.

A second suspect was in a car parked near-by. Police do not know if the suspects were hit by gunfire. They fled the area after the exchange of gunfire, police said.

Toriano Porter: 816-234-4779, @torianoporter

This story was originally published September 23, 2017 at 10:35 PM with the headline "Raytown police looking for burglary suspects after shootout with homeowner."

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