A teenager was shot and another teenager was taken into custody in a shooting Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in the area of West 47th Street and Wyandotte Street at the County Club Plaza, police said. A Google Maps street view image from August 2022 shows the general area.
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A shooting Saturday evening at the Country Club Plaza left one teenager injured and another in police custody, Kansas City police said.
Officers working off-duty security at the popular outdoor shopping area heard gunfire at about 9:07 p.m., according to an initial incident report from the Kansas City Police Department.
Police found a teenage boy suffering from a gunshot wound near West 47th Street and Wyandotte Street, according to KCPD.
The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
A second teenager, also under the age of 18, was taken into custody at the scene, where police also found a gun, according to the initial report.
No other information was immediately available.
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.