2 dead, 1 injured in shooting at 26th and Bellefontaine
From KCPD: On Saturday August 23, 2008 at about 7:00pm KCMO Police Officers were dispatched to 26th and Bellefontaine on a shooting. On arrival officers found three shooting victims on the porch of a residence who advised they had been shot by four males wearing red baseball caps occupying a white colored Chevrolet Suburban with tinted windows, when that vehicle drove by their house and started shooting.
All three victims were transported to area hospitals by MAST Ambulance where two of the three were pronounced dead shortly after arriving. The third person is still listed in critical condition.
No suspect(s) are in custody. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 474-TIPS (8477).
MS-13 is showing its ugly face. I've seen this gang in action, and it is exremely dangerous. There is a stronghold now in this town, but the cops are reluctant to admit anything...be careful when coming into the city.
Posted by: Truth Hurts | Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 09:10 AM
It said the car had Kansas tags.
Posted by: k | Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 09:56 AM
I have the perfect solution for MS-13.
Posted by: Heinrich Himmler | Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 06:32 PM
That is sad, to young lives gone, and the other hanging on for life. What is this
world coming to. People read your bibles
The alpha and omega.
My prayers go out to the families of the deceased victims. And i pray that the
other victim has the strength and will
power to survive such a tradgedy.
Posted by: | Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Check out Gangland if you ever see it on TV. The big revelation to me was that most of the gang "kingpins" are lifers in prison manipulating young kids and getting them to throw their own lives away doing their bidding.
Posted by: Marvin | Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Eventhough this happened early Saturday evening, the ariticle did not appear in Sunday's Star. Why?
Posted by: liberal | Monday, August 25, 2008 at 09:48 AM
There wasnt anymore room on the pages, what with all the other shootings downtown..
Posted by: Searching | Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:14 AM
30,000 die each year from gunshot wounds in the US
40,000 from traffic accidents
What are we doing about this?
Posted by: Larry | Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:49 AM
What Is MS-13 don't try to pin this on some strange gang that no one is aware of including the "members" This was just a foolish, senseless act probly Perpetrated by someone that the guy had run ins with in the past and the girl was just an innocent bystander parents need to be more aware of who their kids are seeing and visiting.
Posted by: AreUSerious | Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 01:56 PM
MS-13 is a predominantly Latin American Gang the victims were African American in a area that is predominantly African American where the heck did you come up with that nobody likes a knowitall that doesn't know a thing!
Posted by: AreU Serious | Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 02:14 PM