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Shooting at KCI area hotel

Valerie Verkamp by Valerie Verkamp
June 19, 2020
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Shooting at KCI-area hotel

Kansas City police officers and a van from the crime scene investigation unit at the hotel on Wednesday morning.

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Shooting at KCI area hotel

Kansas City police were busy investigating a shooting at the Sure Stay Plus Hotel, Kansas City in Platte County, on Wednesday morning. More than 10 police officers and a crime scene investigation van were at that location mid-morning. Sgt. Jacob Bucchina with the KCPD told The Landmark preliminary information indicates that a male was shot and was transported from the scene, possibly in critical condition. No suspect information was available, Sgt. Bucchina said. Police responded to the call at 8:42 a.m. The hotel is located at 11828 NW Plaza Circle, not far from the Platte County Resource Center.

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Valerie Verkamp

Valerie Verkamp

Valerie decided she wanted to be a newspaper reporter when she was 28 years old and she successfully convinced the editor of the Platte County Landmark to give it 30 days. Now with The Landmark for over a decade, she has written countless stories on local government, education, lawsuits, community news, crime, and the prison system. Valerie hails from Park University with a BA in Elementary Education and a post-baccalaureate degree in paralegal studies from Penn Valley Community College. She has received honorable mention for Best Government News Story and joined her Landmark colleagues as recipient of the General Excellence Award in the Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Missouri Press Association.

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