Man charged in connection with shooting after failed drug deal in Grain Valley
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man has been charged in connection with a shooting that took place Monday evening in Grain Valley.
Recently obtained court documents have also revealed new information about what led up to the shooting.
Grain Valley police share update on Monday evening shooting
A man was shot in the face Monday evening in the parking lot of a Dollar General near NE Main Street. He remains at the hospital in stable condition.
According to court documents, the victim was shot in the back right side of the jaw – with the bullet exiting through the front of the victim's face.
As of Monday night, police had taken four people into custody, with two 'persons-of-interest' detained.
De'Shawn Hunley was one of the people taken into custody; He has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
According to the probable cause statement, this shooting was the result of a drug deal gone wrong.
One of the people who was initially taken into police custody told investigators that he was at the Dollar General to purchase marijuana. He, Hunley and another person walked to the victim's car, but the victim would not show them the marijuana, according to court documents.
The witness said he was walking back to his home when he heard gunshots. Court documents said video surveillance showed him arriving back home at 6 p.m.
He said Hunley and the other person he was with ran back to the home shortly after he heard the gunshots. Court documents said video surveillance showed the two arriving back home at 6:10 p.m.
According to the probable cause statement, detectives searched Hunley's home on Tuesday – where they found a grey zip-up hoodie and black sweatpants hidden behind a wall, as well as a black Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun in the ceiling.
The bullets inside the Glock matched the same rounds located at Dollar General, the probable cause statement said.
This is a developing story. Stay with FOX4 for the latest updates.
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