Police in Missouri are investigating after officers discovered a woman shot in a vehicle on Interstate 670 westbound and Broadway.
Officers were called to an injury accident shortly after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in Kansas City.
When en route, officers received a second call for the location, but the second reported a shooting.
Police arrived and located an adult woman, identified as 36-year-old Crystal Rayner with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.
Emergency medical services provided aid and the woman was transported to an area hospital in critical condition, but she succumbed to her injuries.
I-670 westbound was shut down as investigators processed the scene. The area was reopened before 9 a.m.
Rayner’s family knew her as Monique. She had been caring for her niece’s three young children after her niece was shot and killed outside a Kansas City nightclub less than three weeks ago.
Five people were shot and three killed. One of them was 24-year-old Antoinette Brenson, who was known by friends as Libby. Her killing left three children without a mother. Monique stepped in to fill that role.
Police gave no indication the two crimes are connected. They would not speculate whether either woman was targeted.
Anyone with information is asked to contact KCPD detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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