Independence, MO —
Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting of a homeless man in Independence.
Tom Gentry, spokesman for the Independence Police Department, said this morning that police made the arrests late Monday afternoon after continuing to follow leads in the Feb. 1 shooting and in a series of burglaries.
Alex C. Ojeda, 19, and Milford Printy, 24, both face charges of first-degree assault with a firearm and first-degree armed criminal action. Each is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond. It’s unclear, in the case of each man, whether he’s from Kansas City, Mo., or Kansas City, Kan.
The shooting happened shortly before midnight on Feb. 1. Police say the victim was near the railroad tracks that pass over Chrysler Avenue when he heard shots. He decided to leave the area and was walking along the tracks when he ran into two men. One of the men pulled a handgun and shot him in the lower back.
The men left, and the victim used his cell phone to call police. He was hospitalized, had surgery and is recovering.
Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting of a homeless man in Independence.
Tom Gentry, spokesman for the Independence Police Department, said this morning that police made the arrests late Monday afternoon after continuing to follow leads in the Feb. 1 shooting and in a series of burglaries.
Alex C. Ojeda, 19, and Milford Printy, 24, both face charges of first-degree assault with a firearm and first-degree armed criminal action. Each is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond. It’s unclear, in the case of each man, whether he’s from Kansas City, Mo., or Kansas City, Kan.
The shooting happened shortly before midnight on Feb. 1. Police say the victim was near the railroad tracks that pass over Chrysler Avenue when he heard shots. He decided to leave the area and was walking along the tracks when he ran into two men. One of the men pulled a handgun and shot him in the lower back.
The men left, and the victim used his cell phone to call police. He was hospitalized, had surgery and is recovering.
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