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Kansas City, Kansas police investigating shooting near the Wyandotte County courthouse

One person was rushed to the hospital

Kansas City, Kansas police investigating shooting near the Wyandotte County courthouse

One person was rushed to the hospital

WEBVTT SHOOTING INVESTIGATION UNFOLDS. LARA: LISA DESOUSA WAS THERE COVERING A SEPARATE STORY. YOU WERE THERE MOMENTS AFTER THIS HAPPENED. RECENT? LISA: I TALKED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE HAD A LIFE-THREATENING INJURY. POLICE OFFICER’S WERE STANDING OUT FRONT HERE IN THIS CIRCLE DRIVE WHEN THE VICTIM PULLED IN. HE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK. WHAT IS UNCLEAR IS WHAT WENT WRONG. A CHAOTIC EVENING OUTSIDE THE WYANDOTTE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE UNTIL THEY GOT OUT AND WAS, LIKE, WE HAVE BEEN SHOT AT, HELP, HELP,. LISA: A WOMAN WHO DO NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED SAID SHE HEARD AGAINST FIRE -- GUNFIRE. >> HE TOOK HIS SHIRT OFF AND HE HAD A BLUE WOUND IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LISA: THE VICTIM SAYS HE DOESN’T KNOW WHO WAS AFTER HIM. THE SHOOTING BEGAN AT PACIFIC AND 10TH. >> IT IS PROBABLY A COMBINATION OF ASSOCIATING THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WITH HELP AND THE FACT THAT OUR OFFICERS WERE ALREADY HERE. LISA: POLICE SAY THERE WERE SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG THE ROUTE THAT THE TWO CARS WERE ON. TODAY, THEY WILL BE CALMING THROUGH A LOT
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Kansas City, Kansas police investigating shooting near the Wyandotte County courthouse

One person was rushed to the hospital

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is investigating after a man was shot near the Wyandotte County Courthouse.A KMBC 9 news camera crew was nearby when they heard gunshots, then police suddenly swarmed one side of the courthouse.A witness on scene said they saw a black car being followed before that shooting. Then shots rang out - and a man and woman in the car started yelling for help.One man was shot and taken to an area hospital for treatment.We're told his injuries are non-life threatening.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is investigating after a man was shot near the Wyandotte County Courthouse.

A KMBC 9 news camera crew was nearby when they heard gunshots, then police suddenly swarmed one side of the courthouse.

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A witness on scene said they saw a black car being followed before that shooting. Then shots rang out - and a man and woman in the car started yelling for help.

One man was shot and taken to an area hospital for treatment.

We're told his injuries are non-life threatening.