Suit against gun shop visited by Ward Parkway gunman gets go-ahead

A Missouri appeals court says a civil case can proceed against a gun shop visited by the lunatic who opened fire in the parking lot of Ward Parkway Center.

On April 24, 2007, David Logsdon used a stolen credit card to buy firearm magazines from the Bullet Hole in Overland Park. The card belonged to his neighbor, Patricia Reed, whom Logsdon is thought to have beaten to death before moving into her home.

Logsdon was driving Reed’s car on April 29 when a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer, James Payton, attempted to stop him at Bannister Road convenience store. Logsdon and the officer struggled for the weapons Logsdon was carrying. Both men took bullets. Payton wrested two guns from Logsdon before he sped away.