KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A vehicle pursuit Saturday in Johnson County, Missouri, ended in the arrest of a Lee's Summit attempted homicide and kidnapping suspect, per authorities.
Lee's Summit police said officers were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. to the 2200 block of NE Town Centre Boulevard on a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, police entered a residence through an unlocked back door and located a victim suffering from several gunshot wounds.
Police said the 43-year-old male was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.
Lee's Summit officers then worked with Kansas City, Missouri, police to identify a 33-year-old woman who had been kidnapped from the scene along with a juvenile.
Around 11 p.m. Saturday, the Johnson County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office said the suspect was located leaving Jackson County and traveling into Johnson County on U.S. Highway 50.
When Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers initiated a traffic stop, with the help of Johnson County deputies, the “vehicle failed to yield,” authorities said.
A pursuit then ensued.
The sheriff’s office said reports indicated the suspect was armed with a handgun and a juvenile was inside the vehicle.
Despite Johnson County deputies and Warrensburg Police Department officers deploying stop sticks that deflated the suspect’s tires, the suspect continued, entering Warrensburg before heading back to Highway 50 heading westbound.
Authorities said the suspect continued driving on rims to the 1800 block of NW U.S. Highway 50.
At that point, deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office — who were requested to assist after the suspect rammed a deputy’s patrol vehicle during the pursuit — deployed a grappler, which caused the suspect vehicle to lose control and come to a stop.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said a juvenile was secured from the vehicle, and the suspect surrendered to law enforcement without incident.
Kody Michael Holmes, 33, was later identified as the suspect.
Incident details
One victim told Lee's Summit officers Holmes was arguing with another victim when the fight turned physical and Holmes "pulled a gun."
Holmes then allegedly shot the victim in the leg.
As the victim was retreating, the witness said Holmes fired additional shots and told her, "Don't be a hero," while threatening to kill another person inside the residence.
Holmes allegedly fired another shot and taunted the victim while the three others were ordered into the bedroom near the bathroom where the gunshot victim was.
Despite the victim yelling for the witness, she said Holmes did not allow her to speak to him or provide aid.
The witness said she and another person were held at gunpoint several times over "the next few hours," with Holmes allegedly firing shots past the head/ear of each two victims.
According to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, children were inside the residence as this occurred.
Holmes later left the gunshot victim and drove two other victims "around town for hours," per the prosecutor's office.
While he allowed one to go free in Kansas City, the other, a juvenile, remained in the vehicle until the pursuit came to an end.
When the gunshot victim was located by officers, he was alive but in critical condition.
Charges
Holmes faces six charges — first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree kidnapping and three counts of armed criminal action.
"More charges may be filed once a review is completed," the prosecutor's office shared in a news release.
He is being held on a $500,000 cash bond.
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