Crime

2 men wounded in shooting early Sunday in the West Bottoms, Kansas City police say

Two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds early Sunday, April 10, 2022, just north of the intersection of Union Avenue and Mulberry Street in the West Bottoms. A Google Maps street view image from April 2019 shows the general area.
Two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds early Sunday, April 10, 2022, just north of the intersection of Union Avenue and Mulberry Street in the West Bottoms. A Google Maps street view image from April 2019 shows the general area. Google Maps

Two men were wounded in a shooting overnight in Kansas City, police said.

At about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, officers were called to a shooting in the area of Union Avenue and Mulberry Street in the West Bottoms, according to a report provided by the Kansas City Police Department.

There, police found two men on a sidewalk, both suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the report.

Both victims were taken to the hospital — one with injures that are life-threatening. No other information was immediately available.

This story was originally published April 10, 2022 at 9:40 AM.

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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