Updated, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m.
Prairie Village Police now say a shooting that was initially believed to be part of an attempted carjacking Tuesday night was the result of road rage.
In an updated press release Tuesday morning, Prairie Village Police Sgt. Josh Putthoff said, “After further investigation, it has been determined this shooting was attributed to a road rage incident.”
Investigators now “do not believe this was an attempted carjacking,” Putthoff said, adding authorities believe there is no danger to the public.
In a press release late Tuesday night, Prairie Village Police initially classified the incident as an attempted armed carjacking.
The original release said two individuals on a motorcycle pulled up next to a vehicle stopped at a red light near 75th Street and State Line Road and opened the driver’s door.
The driver was able to pull the door shut and speed away, the release said. One suspect pulled a gun and fired at the driver as they drove west on 75th Street.
Two suspects, aged 15 and 19, were later taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri.
The original story continues below:
Prairie Village Police say two suspects on a motorcycle tried to carjack a driver and fired shots before fleeing into Missouri on Tuesday night.
In a news release, Sgt. Josh Putthoff, a spokesperson for Prairie Village Police, said officers were called to 75th Street just west of State Line Road at 8:24 p.m.
Putthoff said two suspects on a motorcycle pulled up next to a vehicle stopped at a red light and opened the driver’s door.
“The victim was able to pull the door shut and drove west on 75th Street,” Putthoff said in the release. “One suspect pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at the victim as they drove away.”
Both suspects on the motorcycle took off eastbound on 75th Street into Kansas City, Missouri.
Putthoff said Kansas City, Missouri, Police arrested both suspects after the motorcycle was involved in a crash.
According to recorded radio traffic from the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department, the motorcycle was involved in a police pursuit and crashed into a car at 8:40 p.m. at East Gregory Boulevard and Troost Avenue.
Both suspects were transported by KCFD ambulances to an area hospital while remaining in police custody. Their injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
According to radio traffic, the suspects are 19 and 15 years old.
Prairie Village Police blocked off 75th Street from State Line Road to Eaton Street as the Johnson County Crime Lab collected evidence from the gunfire.
Multiple traffic cones marked casings strewn across the pavement.
All lanes of 75th Street reopened at about 11:30 p.m.
Kansas City Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Check back with this report for updates as they become available.
