Police have arrested two men in connection with a robbery-turned homicide earlier today on East 12th Street. A grocery store's employee and his brother tried chasing down two guys who had robbed Abarottes Grocery, only one of them shot the employee near 12th and Bales. That man was pronounced dead later at the hospital. The brother followed the suspects to an apartment building, which police then surrounded. A couple of hours later, police arrested two men. Tony's story is here. And the official, original police statement is below the jump.
Today at approximately 11am, KCMO Police were called to a convenience store (Abarottes Grocery) in the 3400 block of East 12 Street in regard to a robbery. Upon arrival, officer's were informed that two suspects (black males wearing dark hoodies) robbed the business at gunpoint and fled on foot. An employee and his brother chased the suspects resulting in the employee getting shot near 12th and Bales. He was transported by MAST to a local hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. The brother continued chasing the suspects and observed them enter an apartment building in the 3200 block of East 11th Street. An Operation 100 has been initiated and a search of the apartment building is being conducted.
It's just now worth losing your life over. Just let them go and be the best witness you can be.
Posted by: Unamused Cat | Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 05:17 PM
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Posted by: Unamused Cat | Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 05:17 PM