Crime

Two men shot at Luichi’s Mini Mart on Prospect Avenue in Kansas City

A shooting Wednesday night on Prospect Avenue left a male victim with critical injuries, police said.

A second male victim showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand. He was expected to survive, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

Police responded to the shooting shortly before 11 p.m. at Luichi’s Mini Mart at 6700 Prospect Ave.

Officers found one of the victims in the parking lot suffering from numerous gunshot wounds, police said. He was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.

Shortly thereafter, the second victim showed up at a hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to his hand. He told police that he too was shot at Luichi’s.

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

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Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star
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