Home invasion shooting suspect charged in south KC case

A 19-year-old Kansas City man was charged Monday with breaking into his former girlfriend’s house and shooting her and a man.

The suspect, allegedly wounded when the victims shot back, was arrested later at a hospital. None of the shooting injuries were life-threatening, according to police.

Jackson County prosecutors charged Reggie J. Gant with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.

The wounded woman told police that she and the other victim were asleep early Sunday at a residence in the 11300 block of Herrick Avenue when they heard someone kicking in the front door. A man appeared in the bedroom doorway and did not say anything before he started shooting, the woman said.

She picked up a gun and started shooting back, then handed the gun to her male companion, who also fired shots, according to court documents. The woman’s 5-year-old daughter and 7-year-old niece were sleeping in another bedroom.

The woman said that after the gunfire she saw the intruder get up from the floor and run away.

This story was originally published January 13, 2014 at 1:31 PM with the headline "Home invasion shooting suspect charged in south KC case."