Crime

Person of interest in KC shooting in custody after standoff on Tracy Avenue

Kansas City police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the parking lot of an Independence Avenue laundromat.

The shooting was reported shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 3400 block of Independence Avenue.

A woman who said she works at the Holiday Coin Laundry says a man was shot in the parking lot. He has been transported to a hospital.

Arriving officers found a male victim and reported that his injuries appeared life-threatening.

Police took a person of interest into custody about four hours later after a standoff in the 4400 block of Tracy Avenue.

This story was originally published November 14, 2017 at 3:11 PM with the headline "Person of interest in KC shooting in custody after standoff on Tracy Avenue."

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