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Victim robbed at gunpoint
A victim met with a suspect to return property about 12:30 p.m. May 27 in the 1700 block of South 40th Street, according to a social media post from the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
The suspect pulled out a gun and pointed it at the victim, according to the report. The suspect then demanded the victim’s money, the report stated.
Moderate to heavy rain with scattered storms, possibly producing flash flooding and river flooding, are in today’s forecast from the National Weather Service.
Showers may produce an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain in the region, falling on already saturated soils, according to the weather service.
River flooding is ongoing, with the Missouri River at Parkville, which covers the area of northwestern Wyandotte County and Wolcott, in the action stage.
The other river gauges in Wyandotte County were below the action stage on Thursday morning. River stage information is at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=EAX.
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm are in Thursday’s forecast, with a high near 70, the weather service said. A north wind will be 3 to 7 mph. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Tonight, there is a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 55. A light and variable wind will become north northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is predicted.
Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 75 and a north northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 54 and a north wind of 6 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 73 and a calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., with a low of 59, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 75, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 63, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 81, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 68, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 88, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 70, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 87, the weather service said.
For more information, visit www.weather.gov.
Update: The woman in a Chevrolet Suburban has been located and is safe, according to KCK police.
A shooting was reported around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, in the 4700 block of State Avenue, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
According to police, one victim, a male in his early 40s, had critical injuries and was taken to a hospital. Police had been dispatched to the location, the parking lot of a motel.
A police spokesman stated investigators believe the person of interest left the area in a 1993 teal-turquoise and silver Chevy Suburban with the Kansas tag 690KRE. The vehicle has plastic covering the rear passenger and side window.
Police believe that the driver was forced at gunpoint to drive the person of interest out of the area.
The person of interest is a male who is 38 years old, approximate 6-foot-1 and 260 pounds He should be considered armed and dangerous, the police spokesman stated.
The victim in the vehicle is a female aged 34, according to police.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Criminal Investigations Bureau is investigating the case.
Police encouraged anyone with information to call 911 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.