Dog fatally shot, homeowner injured during home invasion in Kansas City
Kansas City police are investigating a home invasion robbery early Friday where an intruder struck the homeowner with a handgun and reportedly fatally shot a dog.
A man wearing all black broke into the residence in the 8300 block of South Noland Road about 4 a.m. The intruder allegedly struck the homeowner with a handgun. The homeowner suffered minor injuries during the confrontation.
As the intruder fled, he fatally shot the homeowner’s dog, according to media reports.
A complete description of the intruder was not available.
Anyone with information about the home invasion is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (474-8477).
Robert A. Cronkleton, bcronkleton@kcstar.com
This story was originally published August 29, 2014 at 7:16 AM with the headline "Dog fatally shot, homeowner injured during home invasion in Kansas City."