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Teenager shot, critically injured in Kansas City on Friday afternoon: Police

A teenager was critically injured in a shooting Friday in the 9800 block of Donnelly Avenue in Kansas City, according to police.
A teenager was critically injured in a shooting Friday in the 9800 block of Donnelly Avenue in Kansas City, according to police. AP file photo

A teenager was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Friday after a daylight shooting that unfolded in Kansas City’s Robandee South neighborhood, according to police.

Kansas City police officers were dispatched shortly before 3 p.m. to the 9800 block of Donnelly Avenue on a report of a shooting. At the scene, the officers found the teenage victim outside of a residence and he was taken away by ambulance, according to police.

Detectives from Kansas City’s aggravated assault squad were investigating the shooting. The suspects were believed to have left the area and were being sought by police as of Friday.

Further information was not immediately available from police.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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