Convenience store employee shot in face during robbery attempt

A convenience store employee was shot in the face during a robbery attempt about 3:53 a.m. Tuesday, April 28.

The attempted robbery took place at a convenience store in the 2200 block of Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman.

Officers who responded found an employee who had suffered a gunshot wound to the face during an attempted robbery, the spokesman stated.

The victim was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition, the spokesman stated.

No suspects are in custody, police said.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating. Police encouraged anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.