Suspect turns himself in after bystander injured during Independence shooting

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) – A bystander was injured when an argument escalated to gunfire at an Independence apartment complex.

Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Thursday, Oct. 2, indicate that Laroi J. Hammond, 21, of Independence, has been charged in connection with the incident.

A probable cause statement filed by the Independence Police Department revealed that just before 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, emergency crews were called to the area of Highway 24 and N. Dover Dr. with reports of a shooting…

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