Gunman tried to kidnap woman jogging in Brookside area
Kansas City police are trying to find a gunman who tried to kidnap a 24-year-old woman early Friday while she was jogging in near West Gregory Boulevard and Valley Road.
The incident was reported about 5:30 a.m. The woman told investigators she was confronted by a man wearing a black-and-red hooded sweatshirt and black pants.
He pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the woman and placed his arm around her. The gunman told the woman that he would shoot her if she screamed.
He then ushered her toward his vehicle, a burgundy Chevy Blazer.
The woman broke free and ran away, unharmed. Police searched the area but did not find the attacker or his vehicle.
Glenn E. Rice, grice@kcstar.com
This story was originally published September 11, 2015 at 9:06 AM with the headline "Gunman tried to kidnap woman jogging in Brookside area."