Jan 15, 2022

Police: 1 dead after shooting on Amtrak train near Kansas City

Posted Jan 15, 2022 11:00 PM
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KMBC
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KMBC

KANSAS CITY (AP) — One person is dead following a shooting Friday night on an Amtrak train that was stopped at a Missouri station, police said.

Police in Independence, Missouri, were called around 9:15 p.m. to the Amtrak station where they found a person who had been shot while the train had been stopped earlier at the Lee's Summit station, said Sgt. Chris Depue, a spokesman for the Lee’s Summit Police Department. Police are looking for the suspected shooter who is believed to have fled in Lee's Summit, he said.

The Kansas City Star reports the train traveled north to Independence where life-saving efforts were attempted before the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim's name is being withheld until the family is notified.