Police investigate shooting at Independence home, victim in critical condition
Police were involved in a standoff at an Independence home Monday afternoon after a shooting left a man in critical condition.
The shooting was reported about 2 p.m. at a home in the 17300 block of East Susquehanna Drive. Arriving officers found a shooting victim who was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to Officer John Syme, an Independence police spokesman.
A person of interest in the shooting was thought to be inside a nearby house and initially refused to surrender, police said.
After a standoff that lasted for part of the afternoon, that person was taken into police custody, Syme said.
A police investigation of the shooting continued.
This story was originally published March 25, 2019 at 4:58 PM.
Glenn E. Rice
The Kansas City Star