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KCPD arrests 1 person after life-threatening shooting, car chase Tuesday

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, police pursuit ended with a crash and one person in custody.

The incident began just after 5 p.m. Tuesday when police were sent on a shooting call in the 6300 block of east 101st Street.

Officers found the shooting victim inside a house with critical gunshot wounds, according to police.

Police spotted a vehicle leaving the scene and pursued it to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Prospect Avenue.

One person suffered minor injuries in the crash and was arrested.

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