Crime

Police looking for person who shot infant overnight in Kansas City

By Robert A. Cronkleton
Police were looking for the person who shot an infant in the leg early Monday near 15th Street and Lawn Avenue in Kansas City. The baby, who was struck in the leg, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. This Google Maps Street View of the neighborhood is from September 2014.
Police were looking for the person who shot an infant in the leg early Monday near 15th Street and Lawn Avenue in Kansas City. The baby, who was struck in the leg, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. This Google Maps Street View of the neighborhood is from September 2014. Google Maps

Police on Monday were looking for a person who shot an infant overnight in Kansas City.

Officers responded to the shooting about 1:40 a.m. at a home near 15th Street and Lawn Avenue.

Arriving officers found a baby that had been shot in the lower leg or ankle. Emergency workers took the child to a hospital for treatment of an injury that is thought to not be life-threatening.

Police searched the area for the shooter. Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb


This story was originally published August 13, 2018 at 8:31 AM.

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