Robber shoots man in front of wife, two young children in Grandview
A 27-year-old man was shot Sunday evening in front of his wife and two young children during a robbery near a Grandview apartment complex.
Grandview police dispatchers received a 911 call about 8 p.m. saying that shots were being fired near the Daisy Walnut Apartments in the 12700 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard. Another caller told dispatchers that a man had been shot.
When police arrived, they found the victim. He was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses told police that the man, his wife and their 3-year-old and 5-year-old children were in the family’s vehicle when two men approached, one wearing a dark ski mask, according to police.
The robbers demanded the woman’s purse at gunpoint. During the robbery, one of the robbers fired shots hitting the husband.
The robbers fled in a dark-colored sedan that was occupied by two others.
Anyone with information about the armed robbery is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb
This story was originally published October 31, 2016 at 6:56 AM with the headline "Robber shoots man in front of wife, two young children in Grandview."