Debris, including a vehicle bumper, a soccer ball and children’s shoes, littered the roadway.A auto even knocked down a traffic light. A seventh person was injured by gunfire.
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Six children who were in her auto were critically injured after the accident and taken to a nearby hospital, but officials said early Wednesday that they were expected to survive. This was while she was trying to avoid a gun shootout between the drivers of two other vehicles.
Police were involved in vehicle chase with one suspect for about 45 minutes.
Sgt Thompson said one person was arrested after officers used stop sticks – spiked strips thrown on to the road to stop cars.
Speaking at the scene of the accident last night, Sgt. Kari Thompson with said the incident is the latest example of innocent people becoming victims in senseless violence in Kansas City.
The ages of the children is not yet known and it’s not yet clear if the mother of the children was the person killed. If you live in Kansas City, the urban core is your community.
She said efforts to curb crime rest with everyone.
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She was a passenger in an SUV struck by a Chrysler passenger auto at Ninth Street and Hardesty Avenue in the Northeast area.
