Arrest made after two Lenexa convenience stores were robbed, third robbery in Mission; photos and video

Posted: April 29, 2013 - 5:12am
Updated: May 3, 2013 - 1:20am

Update: Kansas City, Kansas man arrested and charged in connection with the Lenexa robbery and attempted robbery.

Surveillance video and photos below report.

Still image of suspect at JB's One Stop
Provided by Lenexa Police

Lenexa Police say at approximately 4:15 a.m., the JB's One Stop Convenience Store, 13094 W. 95th Street was the scene of an attempted robbery. This address is just west of Interstate 35 on 95th Street. A news release says a lone suspect entered the store and eventually approached the clerk. The suspect demanded cigarettes. As the clerk was retrieving the cigarettes, the suspect said that he had a gun, no weapon was displayed. The clerk then told the suspect that he was calling the police. The suspect left the store with no merchandise or cash.

At 4:22 a.m., the same man from the attempted robbery, successfully robbed the Quik Trip at 11070 Pflumm Road in Lenexa. This store is located on the northwest corner of College Boulevard and Pflumm Road.

This time the suspect displayed a yellow box cutting style knife to the clerk and demanded cash and cigarettes. The clerk gave the suspect an undetermined amount of cash and the cigarettes. The suspect walked out of the store towards the west and out of sight of the clerk.

Both incidents in Lenexa involved a black male in his 20's, approximately 5' 10" tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds. He was wearing a dark stocking hat and a dark wool jacket. Police also say that a 1990's model, two door vehicle of an unknown make was seen leaving the JB's One Stop parking lot just after the attempted robbery.

Red vehicle seen in the area of the JB's One Stop attempted robbery
Photo provided by Lenexa Police
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Surveillance video of both Lenexa incidents

Mission Quik Trip Robbery:

Mission Police are also investigating a robbery with a similar suspect description robbery was the first to occur at Quik Trip, 4700 Lamar Avenue, or just south of Interstate 35 on Lamar Avenue. Police say at approximately 1:56 a.m., a black male entered the store and demanded cash from the clerk. The clerk gave the man money from the register and the suspect left the store. He was last seen on foot in the area.

In a news release Mission Police say their suspect was described as a black male with a mustache  possibly in his early 20's, approximately 5' 10" tall and weighing 170 pounds. The man had a shirt pulled up and covering part of his face.

Lenexa and Mission Police continue to investigate whether the Mission robbery was related to the two Lenexa incidents. Anyone with information regarding any of these incidents is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Child shot in Mission; nearby school temporarily placed on lock down.

Posted: April 16, 2013 - 11:19am
Updated: April 17, 2013 - 12:24am

Update:

Mission Police say the teenager and the victim are cousins. The 6-year-old victim is expected to recover from her injuries. Police continue to investigate why the teenager had a handgun.

Police say the case will be forwarded to the Johnson County District Attorney's office who will decide if any charges are filed.

Original report:

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Scene in red, suspect last seen at address in blue.

Authorities confirm to Operation 100 News that a child was shot by a teenager in Mission this morning.

The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Martway shortly after 11 a.m.. The child is said to be in serious condition.

Initial reports indicate the shooting to be accidental in nature and that the firearm was recovered and secured at the scene.

A source familiar with the incident tells Operation 100 News that Shawnee Mission Horizons High School, located at Johnson Drive and Lamar, was placed on lock down as a precaution. That lock down was lifted before 12:15 p.m..

Mission Police quickly established a perimeter in the area and used a K-9 from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department to search the area for the suspect. Multiple agencies assisted Mission Police with the search for the 14-year-old suspect. The immediate searches of the area ended without a suspect being located. He was located and taken into custody at 12:10 p.m., just a short distance from the scene

The child victim is said to a 6-year-old girl, with a single gunshot wound to the lower leg. She has been transported to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.

The suspect is described as a 14-year-old, Hispanic male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and possibly did not have shoes. Again, he was apprehended just after 12:10 p.m. a short distance from the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call Mission Police at 913-676-8300 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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