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Police investigating shooting at I-635 and Metropolitan

I-635 southbound closed near Swartz Road

I-635 southbound has been closed at Swartz Road, while police are investigating a shooting about 5:30 p.m. Friday. The shooting was reported near I-635 and Metropolitan. There also was a vehicle crash. One victim has injuries from the shooting and another victim has injuries from the crash, according to police. (KC Scout photos)
I-635 southbound has been closed at Swartz Road, while police are investigating a shooting about 5:30 p.m. Friday. The shooting was reported near I-635 and Metropolitan. There also was a vehicle crash. One victim has injuries from the shooting and another victim has injuries from the crash, according to police. (KC Scout photos)
A KC Scout photo from about 5:15 p.m. Friday at southbound I-635 near the Metropolitan exit. (KC Scout photo)

I-635 southbound was shut down Friday evening as Kansas City, Kansas, police were investigating a shooting.

Kansas City, Kansas, police responded to a shooting call at about 5:30 p.m. Friday near I-635 and Metropolitan, according to a police spokesman.

When police arrived, they found one gunshot victim with a non-life-threatening condition, and another victim with injuries after the car they were in wrecked, according to the spokesman. The second victim’s condition also is non-life-threatening, the spokesman stated.

A portion of I-635 southbound is closed while police are processing the scene and looking for evidence, according to the spokesman.

Both victims were taken to a hospital, the spokesman stated.