Lee's Summit shooting investigators said two people were injured Wednesday morning near Missouri Highway 291 and NE Chipman Road after three suspects in a dark gray F-150 fired into a stopped vehicle. The suspect vehicle has not been located, and police asked anyone who sees it to call 911 rather than approach it.
Kelly Johnson of the Lee’s Summit Police Department said the driver was shot four times and one person was hurt by flying glass. She said investigators used witness information and FLOCK camera images to identify the truck, and that the vehicle was seen in the area even though it has not yet been found.
Missouri Highway 291 response
Police said the shooting happened at about 10:50 a.m. in the southbound lanes of highway traffic at the 291-Chipman Road intersection. Three other nearby cars were also struck by gunfire. The driver of the maroon car was taken to a local hospital, and one other person was being treated after the glass injury.
Johnson said, “With that information, we can identify and use our FLOCK cameras to pinpoint exactly what vehicle it was and the license plate for that” and “FLOCK is a tool for us, so obviously it’s not something that we use to make a conviction or do anything like that.” She also said, “It’s like any other tool. A eyewitness is a tool. We have a lot of things. So license plate readers are a tool for us. It can put certain vehicles that match a description in the area of a crime at the time that the crime occurred. So we use that just as a tool as part of the investigation, obviously, not the full investigation. So it’s very helpful.”
Lee’s Summit Police Department
Police said the shooting was not random, and Johnson said, “We believe it’s an isolated event between two people who have knowledge of one another — that they’re not just out targeting victims who have no idea what’s coming.” She added, “So at this point, we don’t believe that there is any concern for safety with this particular incident.”
That leaves the truck search as the immediate step that matters most for drivers in the area. Anyone who sees the dark gray F-150 should stay back and call 911, while investigators said they will release more information on the truck or the suspects as it becomes available.
