Month: December 2015

Semi, car collide on I-70

A semi and a Toyota Corolla collided on westbound I-70 near the exit to I-435 in Kansas City, Kan., on Tuesday.

According to the Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report, the semi and the Toyota were westbound on I-70 about 6:46 p.m. when the semi struck the rear of the Toyota Corolla.

The Toyota then struck the barrier wall, according to the report.

The driver of the Corolla, a 52-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kan., had possible injuries, according to the report. A passenger in the car, a 50-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, also had possible injuries, the report stated.

The driver of the semi, a 37-year-old woman from Jacksboro, Tenn., was not injured, the report stated.

Second shooting casualty from Tuesday dies; victim identified

A man who was shot at 6:06 p.m. Dec. 15 in the 2100 block of Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kan., has died, police said.

The man was identified as Christopher Jones, 21, of Kansas City, Kan., police said.

When police arrived at the scene of the shooting, they found Jones on the sidewalk, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the back of the head, a police spokesman said.

Jones was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to the spokesman. Police are investigating the case as a homicide.

This incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

Victim of shooting on North 4th dies; name released

The victim of a shooting at 1:31 p.m. Dec. 15 in the 1300 block of North 4th Street has died, according to a Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman.

The victim was identified as DeAndre Goodson, 24, of Kansas City, Kan., police said.

He died at a hospital from injuries sustained in the shooting, police said. Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

This incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).