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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A four-year-old little boy is recovering at an area hospital after he was the victim of a drive by shooting.
On Friday night, the little boy was inside a residence in the 300 block of Hardesty Drive. The boy’s uncle, Ruben Yepez, said his nephew, Jovani, was inside the house standing by the dining room table when he was shot. His entire family was just sitting down for dinner.
On Saturday, the dining room table was still partly set for dinner and blood was visible on the floor beneath the table. Yepez says the family heard bullets being fired from all the way down the street shortly before a bullet hit his nephew in the stomach.
Police said Yepez’s 22-year-old brother was also a victim of the shooting, and was shot in the finger. He was treated and released from an area hospital, however according to police the little boy is in serious but stable condition.
Police say that right now, there is no suspect information. They are urging anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS (8477).
