Crime

KC police investigating shooting possibly linked to nearby traffic crash

Three people were reported injured in a traffic crash Friday, possibly related to a nearby shooting.

Kansas City police began pursuing a vehicle whose driver refused to stop at about 12:20 p.m. Friday.

Within less than a minute someone called to report a shooting in the 5400 block of Park Avenue. A male victim was reportedly down from a gunshot wound on the porch of a house.

Officers were responding to that scene when the vehicle being pursued crashed at 59th and Harrison streets. One of the three occupants was seriously hurt and taken to a hospital. Two others suffered minor injuries.

The shooting victim at the house was also taken to a hospital with critical injuries.

Glenn E. Rice: 816-234-4341, @GRicekcstar

This story was originally published November 17, 2017 at 12:50 PM with the headline "KC police investigating shooting possibly linked to nearby traffic crash."

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