Crime

Shots fired, woman badly beaten in Shawnee incident

Shawnee police called to a report of shots fired late Thursday night found a badly beaten woman in the street.

Officers were called about 11:15 p.m. Thursday to the 5200 block of Barton Drive after someone called to say shots had been fired and a woman was down in the street.

Arriving officers found the woman, who had not been shot. She had been badly beaten, but her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Witnesses said that shots had been fired, but police could find no property damage or injuries as a result of the gunfire.

A suspect or suspects in the incident may have left the area in a dark brown Honda Civic.

Police ask anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published September 29, 2017 at 7:28 AM with the headline "Shots fired, woman badly beaten in Shawnee incident."

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