Weekend crime and accident round-up
When citizens travel and gather for holidays, police officers and highway patrols often see spikes in crime and auto accidents. Hopefully, this past weekend wasn’t a preview for the Fourth of July. Here’s a round-up of the accidents and mayhem that kept law enforcement particularly busy.
On Friday night, a convenience store clerk in Kansas City, Kan., shot at two would-be robbers, killing one.
Saturday afternoon, a 33-year-old Richmond man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks.
On Saturday evening, the KCKPD fatally shot a suspect who was driving a suspicious vehicle and reportedly tried to run down the officer with the car.
Early Sunday morning, a brawl near the Power & Light District resulted in three stabbings.
During the day, Kansas City, Missouri, police tried to defuse a standoff in a Northeast neighborhood.
In the evening, a 69-year-old man, walking on the highway, was killed by a 24-year-old driver in Platte City.
Late Sunday night, two Grandview residents were shot multiple times and rushed to the hospital.
