Automatic Gunfire Targets Overland Park Neighborhood

As we consider rising violence in the metro and across the nation, more gunfire in otherwise peaceful suburbs is a growing concern.

In this enclave some neighbors report the sound of automatic weapons.

Here's the word . . .

"Overland Park Police plan to increase patrol near 87th and Hadley, as they are concerned after two drive-by shootings happened within two weeks.

"Police said the same house was also shot at last month. Thankfully, nobody was hurt in either shooting, but the damage is telling. Shattered glass on one window and multiple bullet holes cover the other."

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Gunfire worries Overland Park neighborhood after two drive-by shootings

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Gunfire in a Johnson County neighborhood has residents increasingly worried. Overland Park Police plan to increase patrol near 87th and Hadley, as they are concerned after two drive-by shootings happened within two weeks. "Scary situation," neighborhood resident Nick Nielson said. Around 3 a.m.