Raytown police investigate after man says he was shot by a stranger while walking

Raytown police are investigating a shooting early Friday that left a man with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Officers responded about 2:30 a.m. to an area hospital to investigate a man who had been shot.

The victim said he was walking in the 6400 block of Raytown Road around 12:30 a.m., when he was approached by someone he didn’t know. The man said he heard a loud bang and realized that he had been shot.

No other details were released.

Police did not have a detailed description of the shooter and no arrests have been made.

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