3 dead, 1 hurt in shooting in Kansas City suburb

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Police at the scene of a house in Independence, Mo., wqere they say three people were shot dead during a robbery on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

/ KCTV

(CBS/AP) INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Three men broke into a house in a Kansas City suburb early Friday and fatally shot a woman, her son and her boyfriend, police said. A fourth victim was critically injured.

No motive has been established for the shooting at the small home in Independence, Mo., but it was not a random act, police Capt. John Cato said.

"This was an armed attempted residential robbery," Cato said. "They probably knew or at least were associated with one another."

Cato identified the dead as 48-year-old Maria Hernandez; her boyfriend, Thomas Madrigal; and Hernandez's 20-year-old son, Antonio. The wounded individual was not identified.

Police are searching for the suspects, and at least two of them could be armed, Cato said.

Charlene Myers, 29, who lives a few houses away, said she didn't hear any gunshots and described the neighborhood as very safe and quiet. Myers mother lives across the street.

"When my mom called me and told me people got shot there, I was like 'What?'" Myers said.

She said the family that was attacked had moved in within the past year.

1 Comments +

Add a Comment


by DaveCarrington November 17, 2012 10:01 AM EST: Sadly enough, I see home invasion stories such as this in the news almost every day. Usually intruders just kick-in the door. In my opinion, the most effective and least expensive thing you can do to protect yourself is to add good door security hardware to your doors to make them as secure as possible. You can get what's called a Door Security Pro ( http://www.DoorSecurityPro.com ) which will stop door kick-ins. It's a long, thick metal plate that reinforces wooden door frames which is what usually breaks when someone kicks in a door.; Reply to this comment