Crime

1 person injured in shooting that stemmed from car crash Monday: Independence police

Independence police are investigating a shooting that left one person hospitalized Monday morning.

Officers were called to the area of South Cogan Drive and Milton Drive on a shooting call, the department wrote on Twitter at about 9:15 a.m. Monday.

“The incident started with a traffic accident in the area of 291 Hwy and Gudgell Ave and proceeded into a nearby neighborhood,” the department wrote.

The department did not initially provide any identifying information about the shooting victim, who was hospitalized.

One person was taken into custody, police said.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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