Prairie Village police arrest suspects in road rage shooting

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (KCTV) - On Wednesday, local authorities corrected their earlier investigation that named a Prairie Village shooting an attempted armed carjacking. Further investigation now shows it as a violent road rage encounter.

Just before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Prairie Village police responded to an incident in the 1900 block of W. 75th Street, just a few blocks north of Hy-Vee and due west of State Line Road.

According to a report, a driver was stopped at the red light when two suspects pulled up next to them on a motorcycle. The suspect enger opened the victim’s driver’s side door, but the victim was able to pull the door shut and drive away.

As the victim headed west on W. 75th Street, one suspect pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at them.

The suspects then drove eastbound on W. 75th Street and entered Missouri, where they were involved in an accident. Both suspects were taken into the Kansas City Police Department’s custody and brought to an area hospital for treatment. They will reportedly face charges once they are released.

Initially, police believed the shooting was an attempted armed carjacking. On Wednesday, the Prairie Village Police Department announced that further investigation revealed it was the result of road rage.

Police told KCTV5 Wednesday afternoon that the two suspects are out of the hospital and in custody.

Right now, they are facing charges of aggravated assault but could face more as the investigation is not over.

“I’ve lived here my whole life and haven’t seen anything like this,” said Evan Stone. “It’s definitely scary, it’s unfortunate. People do dumb stuff but it’s not worth risking your safety.”

The incident remains under investigation.

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