One killed in shooting on Amtrak train in Lee’s Summit, police looking for suspect

A shooting on an Amtrak train in Lee’s Summit left one person dead Friday night.

Police in Independence were called around 9:15 p.m. to the Amtrak station in the 1100 block of West Pacific.

Officers found a person who had been shot while the train was stopped at the Lee’s Summit station near 3rd and Main, according to Sgt. Chris Depue, a spokesman for the Lee’s Summit Police Department.

The train traveled north to Independence where the victim was treated, but pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect was a passenger on the train who fled in Lee’s Summit, Depue said. Detectives were interviewing passengers to get more information.

The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification.

Katie Moore

The Kansas City Star

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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.