KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A male suspect is at large after stealing several items from JD Sports, a shoe store on the Country Club Plaza, and shooting a store employee before fleeing the scene Friday night, according to a spokesperson with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
The robbery and shooting occurred around 7:39 p.m. on Aug. 25.
The store employee was shot "in a lower extremity" and suffered non-life threatening injuries, per KCPD. The employee was transported to a local hospital.
No suspect was found following an area canvass.
This story is ongoing and will be updated as information becomes available.
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