KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting on U.S. 71 Highway.
Officers were dispatched shortly after midnight on a report of gunshots near 31st Street and U.S. 71.
A woman inside a car was struck by gunfire. The driver of the car attempted to transport the victim to a nearby hospital but stopped at 29th Street and U.S. 71.
Paramedics located the car and transported the victim to a nearby hospital in serious condition.
The male driver in the vehicle was not injured.
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