Attempted Homicide and Kidnapping Suspect Apprehended

UPDATE: The Lee's Summit Police Department issued a press release on Monday morning with more information on this incident.

Saturday evening, Officers were dispatched to an address in the 2200 block of NE Town Centre Boulevard on the report of a shooting. When Officers arrived on the scene, they located an unlocked back door and made entry into the residence. Officers located a single victim inside the home who was suffering from several gunshot wounds. The victim, a 43-year-old male, was transported to a local hospital where he remains in the ICU with critical injuries. Officers worked with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department to identify a 33-year-old female victim who had been kidnapped from the shooting scene, along with a juvenile. The female and a juvenile were located safely in Kansas City, Mo.

That same Saturday night, the Lee’s Summit attempted homicide and kidnapping suspect was located traveling into Johnson County via 50 Highway from Jackson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop, with Johnson County deputies assisting, but the vehicle failed to yield. Johnson County deputies deployed stop sticks that deflated the tires, with the Warrensburg Police Department assisting in additional stop stick deployments as the suspect vehicle entered Warrensburg. The suspect continued driving on the deflated tires, failing to yield and traveled back to US 50 Highway, westbound.

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During the pursuit, the vehicle rammed a deputy's patrol vehicle. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was requested to use the Grappler to stop the vehicle. Reports indicated the suspect was armed with a handgun, and a juvenile was inside the vehicle.
The vehicle traveled to the 1800 block of NW US 50 Highway, driving on rims.

Cass County Sheriff’s Office deployed the Grappler. The vehicle lost control and came to a stop. Kody Michael Holmes, 33, of Lee's Summit, was taken into custody without incident. Detectives submitted the case to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. Holmes was charged with 1st Degree Assault, two counts of Kidnapping, and three counts of Armed Criminal Action, with a bond of $500,000 cash only.

The contents of this post were supplied by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the Lee's Summit Police Department.