Crime

Overnight shooting in Lee’s Summit under police investigation, road closed

Police have closed Chipman Road in Lee’s Summit because of a shooting and a disturbance in the area, police said Tuesday.

The disturbance followed a shooting overnight, Lee’s Summit police spokesman Sgt. Chris Depue said in an email.

Details of the shooting were not immediately available.

The westbound lanes of Chipman are closed at Northeast Douglas Street while the eastbound lanes are closed at Northwest Donovan Road.

Police said on Twitter that they had no estimated time when the road would be reopened.

Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star
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