Monday, July 20, 2009

Stray bullet kills woman at 34th and Troost

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 38-year-old Lynn Glover of Kansas City, Mo.


Officers were called early Sunday morning at about 1:21 a.m. to 34th and Troost to investigate a shooting. Upon arriving, officers discovered two people who had been shot (a male and a female in their early 30's). The female was pronounced dead at the scene and the male was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. The initial report is that two vehicles were driving south on Troost shooting at each other. In the area of 34th Street and Troost, the male and female were hit by the stray gunfire.

There were a few calls about gunfire in the area prior to the homicide. Those calls were locations near where the victims were found. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hot Line at 816-474-TIPS (8477).