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Police: 4 people shot in botched robbery at Kansas gun shop

The Columbian
Published: January 8, 2015, 4:00pm

SHAWNEE, Kan. — Police say three suspects and a business owner have been injured by gunfire in a botched robbery at a suburban Kansas City gun shop.

Shawnee, Kansas, police Maj. Dan Tennis says four people tried to rob She’s A Pistol Friday afternoon. Three were shot. Two of them were critically injured. Another had less-serious wounds and was arrested with the fourth suspect in a residential area nearby.

A man who co-owns the store with his wife also was critically injured by gunfire inside the store. He and the wounded suspects were taken by ambulance for treatment. The female co-owner wasn’t shot but sustained minor injuries to her face.

The uninjured suspect was being held on suspicion of aggravated robbery.

She’s a Pistol caters to female gun owners.

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