Crime

Independence man shot in encounter with prowlers

An Independence man was shot in the leg early Wednesday after encountering prowlers outside of his home.

Police said the shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. in the 1700 block of South James Downey Road. The man’s injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

Police said they are looking for a dark green Chevrolet Camaro convertible in connection with the incident. The car was believed to be a 2000 model with gray primer paint on its right front passenger fender.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 or Independence police at 816-325-7777.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published June 3, 2015 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Independence man shot in encounter with prowlers."

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