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2 teens suffers serious gunshot wounds in drive-by shooting Monday in Independence

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Posted at 9:55 PM, May 29, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-30 07:29:45-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A drive-by shooting Monday night severely injured two teenagers outside an Independence apartment complex.

Independence police said the gunfire happened about 8:15 p.m. in the 600 block of North Dover Drive in the Hawthorne Plaza Apartment complex.

The shooting suspects inside a car tried to flee, but hit a tree, police said.

The car's occupants jumped out, got into another vehicle and sped off.

Police said bullets also struck an apartment and one vehicle.

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