Delivery driver carjacked in Shawnee apartment complex

Posted: February 15, 2016 - 12:24pm

Shawnee Police say they are investigating after a Pizza Hut delivery driver was robbed by three suspects late Sunday night.

Shawnee Police with the alleged suspects' vehicle in the 6200 block of Rene Street
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In a news release early Monday afternoon, Shawnee Police Major Dan Tennis says the aggravated robbery occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 6300 block of Widmer Road.

The victim told police that three people robbed him while he was delivering pizza in the Cottonwood Park Apartments. One of the suspects was allegedly armed with a silver handgun.

"They took his money and his vehicle," Major Tennis said. "He was not injured."

"Officers located the victim's 2013 Kia Soul and the alleged suspects' 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix in the 6200 block of Rene Street," the release says.

Major Tennis says officers arrested a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, both have addresses in Kansas City, Kansas. Both of the juveniles were arrested without incident. A third suspect ran from police.

Operation 100 News was in the 6200 block of Rene after 3 a.m. as a police K-9 searched backyards for the suspect. Officers were not able to locate anyone.

Shawnee Police with the alleged suspects' vehicle in the 6200 block of Rene Street
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"Detectives are still working on the case," Tennis says in the release. "They have a good idea who the third person is and are working this morning to locate him."

Police have not released a description or any other information regarding the third suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Shawnee Police Department at 913-631-2150 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

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