News: Woman hospitalized from hit-and-run while avoiding gunfire downtown

KANSAS CITY, MO – A woman is in stable condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while she was avoiding a gunfight downtown, according to the Kansas City Star.

It was reported that at Ninth and Wyandotte Streets around 1:40 a.m. a pedestrian had been struck and possibly dragged by a vehicle.

The woman was reportedly taking cover behind vehicles in the parking lot from nearby gunfire at the time that she was hit.

The unidentified woman is in stable condition after being transported to a local hospital.

The driver sped away from the scene, striking at least one parked car in the getaway.

At this time, this is an ongoing investigation, with KCPD searching for the hit-and-run driver.

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