The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 at Shawnee Mission Parkway were closed Sunday night in Merriam after shots were fired.
Video from KC Scout shows traffic at a standstill behind several emergency vehicles blocking the interstate as of 9 p.m.
A Merriam Police Department spokesperson said officers were dispatched to the area of I-35 and W. 67th Street just before 8 p.m. Sunday on a rolling gun battle between two vehicles.
The spokesperson says the two vehicles got on to SB I-35 from 67th Street going northbound in the southbound lanes. One of the vehicles attempted to turn around and go southbound when they were involved with a third, innocent bystander vehicle. The second suspect vehicle drove into the grass…