Security guard shot while confronting person with gun at Kansas City apartment complex
A security guard was shot Wednesday night after confronting a person with a gun at an apartment complex in east Kansas City, police said.
The shooting occurred about 9:50 p.m. at the Stonegate Meadows apartments at 10500 E. 42nd Street, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
The security guard told police that he saw an unknown person approach with a gun. After the guard told the person to drop the gun, the person shot the guard.
The guard was taken to a hospital where he was in stable condition, police said.
No suspect information was available.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREHow we did this story
On a daily basis, police agencies from around the Kansas City area distribute information about crimes that have occurred in their jurisdictions. On Thursday, the Kansas City Police Department shared an email with information about this shooting, which remained under investigation.
This story was originally published August 15, 2019 at 9:17 AM.
