Victims injured in drive-by shooting on North 33rd
Two persons were sitting in a vehicle in front of a house in the 3000 block of North 33rd when an known person drove by and started shooting on Nov. 19, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Both victims were struck in the legs and were taken to a hospital, the report stated.
Gunfire hits home near 17th and Walker
Victims were alerted to gunfire outside their home and awoke to find two bullet holes in the residene near 17th and Walker, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. There were no injuries, the report stated.
Gun in waistband goes off while motorcyclist raced, injuring him in the hip
A motorcyclist who was racing near 12th and Kansas on Nov. 19 was both shot by his own weapon and injured in an accident, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Officers responded to the injury accident and learned that while racing, the motorcyclist lost control of his bike and wrecked, according to the report.
During the accident a weapon in the motorcyclist’s waistband discharged, striking him in the hip, the report stated. He also was struck by another vehicle that fled, police reported.
He was taken to a hospital in critical, but non-life-threatening condition, the report stated.
Police stated that a records check revealed the motorcyclist was a felon, and a large bag of a substance thought to be methamphetamine was found in the motorcycle.
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Friday will be a mostly dry day, with increasing clouds by late morning and early afternoon, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Northeast winds may gust up to 15 to 20 mph, the weather service said.
Rain chances increase late Friday night and Saturday morning for areas south of I-70, and will increase by late Saturday morning, according to the weather service.
Rain also is possible Saturday night, the weather service said.
Friday’s high will be near 62; Saturday will be colder, with a high of 49, according to the weather service. For the next week, high temperatures may be in the 50s. Sunday night’s low will drop below freezing.
Thanksgiving Day’s high temperature will be about 55.
Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high of 62 and a north northeast wind of 9 to 13 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, there is a 20 percent chance of rain after 5 a.m., with a low of 43, according to the weather service, and a northeast wind of 8 mph.
Saturday, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon, with a high of 49, and an east northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph the weather service said. From a quarter to a half-inch of rain is possible.
Saturday night, there is a 60 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight, with a low of 39, according to the weather service. An east northeast wind of 5 to 9 mph will become light north northeast after midnight. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.
Sunday, the high will be near 52 with cloudy skies, gradually clearing, the weather service said. A light north wind will become northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 30, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.
Monday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain, with a low of 43, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there is a 50 percent chance of rain, with a high near 56, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain before midnight, with a low of 38, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 55, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 39, according to the weather service.
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 55, the weather service said.
The victim of a fatal accident on Thursday at 18th and Merriam Lane has been identified, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman.
The passenger who died was identified as Stacy D. Hansen, 47, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to the spokesman.
An initial investigation revealed that a vehicle was southbound on 18th Street when it took the ramp to Merriam Lane, according to the spokesman. At the bottom of the ramp, the vehicle continued south across Merriam Lane and off the roadway, where it wrecked, the spokesman stated.
The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, according to the spokesman.
The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Fatality Accident team, the spokesman stated.
