KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Shawnee Police Department is searching for a suspect who stabbed a teenager and adult Saturday afternoon in Shawnee.
Shawnee police, the Shawnee Fire Department and Johnson County MED-ACT responded to a reported armed physical disturbance around 12:13 p.m. in the 5200 block of Barton Drive.
Investigators located a 17-year-old male and adult woman who had been stabbed.
The male was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the woman was transported with minor injuries, per Shawnee police.
Detectives are actively searching for an 18-year-old male suspect who was identified.
The Shawnee Police Department is investigating the stabbing.
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