Tag: Kansas City Kan.

Light agenda for UG Commission meeting Thursday

The Unified Government Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday, March 5, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

There are 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. meetings scheduled.

At the 5 p.m. special session, in the fifth floor conference room of City Hall, there will be a human resources presentation on customer service. Immediately after the 5 p.m. meeting there will be a closed session in the ninth floor conference room on property acquisition, according to the meeting announcement.

At 7 p.m., a UG Commission meeting is scheduled in the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall.

The agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting includes a change in the meeting schedule for some future meetings; a discussion on whether speakers during public hearings have to give their home addresses; a traffic safety award; and a legislative update.

Shooting victim identified

The victim of a shooting that was discovered Wednesday at 63rd and Parallel Parkway has been identified, according to police.

The victim was Anthony M. Bush Jr., 32, a Missouri resident, according to a Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman. His family has been notified.

Two persons of interest were arrested in the homicide case, according to a police spokesman.

Officers responded to reports of shots fired at 11:45 a.m. March 4 in the 6100 block of Leavenworth Road, the spokesman said. As officers were checking the area they located a vehicle stopped at 63rd and Parallel Parkway with two persons inside.

The passenger was dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the head, police said.

The 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.

Shooting investigation update: Police still looking for one suspect

Two persons of interest were taken into custody this morning in the Turner area. They have been booked into the Wyandotte County Jail on charges unrelated to a shooting at a convenience store this morning, a police spokesman said.

The Kansas City, Kan., police are still actively looking for a third suspect in the case, the police spokesman said this evening.

About 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, an off-duty deputy sheriff in uniform went into a convenience store near South 44th and Shawnee Drive in Kansas City, Kan., according to the spokesman.

Three persons went into the store. The officer was shot multiple times, according to police. The officer was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the spokesman said.

Police this morning set up a perimeter around the area, and located an abandoned vehicle that is possibly related to the incident, according to the spokesman.

Several agencies responded and assisted in searching for the suspects. The two persons of interest were taken into custody this morning.

The shooting is 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.