MONTGOMERY COUNTY– Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal drive-by shooting and have made an arrest, according to a media release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
At approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, the Independence Police Department received a 911 call from a citizen who reported hearing gunshots. When officers responded they found a female victim who had been shot near the intersection of Laurel St. and Main St. She was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified as 19-year-old Kimberly D. Meeks of Coffeyville.
On Sunday afternoon, authorities arrested 18-year-old Benjamin J. Mason at his residence in Coffeyville for first-degree murder. Mason was then booked into the Montgomery County Jail.
Preliminary information indicates that Meeks and a white male were walking on foot in the area when an unknown person in a car fired gunshots at them and fled. The male accompanying Meeks, who is approximately 19-years-old, also ran from the area.
The Montgomery County Attorney is expected to prosecute the case. The investigation is ongoing.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI, the Independence Police Department, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the homicide of a 19-year-old woman that occurred in Independence, Kan. on Saturday evening, according to a media release from the KBI.
At approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, the Independence Police Department received a 911 call from a citizen who reported hearing gunshots. When officers responded they found a female victim who had been shot near the intersection of Laurel St. and Main St. She was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified as 19-year-old Kimberly D. Meeks of Coffeyville.
Preliminary information indicates that Meeks and a white male were walking on foot in the area when an unknown person in a car fired gunshots at them and fled. The male accompanying Meeks, who is approximately 19-years-old, also ran from the area.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, or the Independence Police Department at (620) 332-1700. Callers may remain anonymous.