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.