A man has been charged in Platte County with multiple offenses relating to a road rage shooting in Parkville.
Thomas Christopher Williams II, 32, is accused of one count of assault in the first degree, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of armed criminal action, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said charges were filed today following an intensive investigation by the Parkville Police Department, the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas City Police Department.
According to court documents, on Jan. 26, at 9:25 a.m., a person called 911 reporting a man driving a black SUV had shot at the snowplow he was driving. The incident occurred in Parkville near the roundabout at Thousand Oaks Drive and NW Nevada Avenue. Platte County Sheriff’s deputies unsuccessfully attempted to stop the vehicle. Law enforcement officers located eight 9mm bullet casings in the roadway near the southeast corner of the roundabout.
Law enforcement officers determined that the snowplow and a home were struck by gunfire. Law enforcement officers saw a bullet hole in the exterior of the home and found an expended bullet inside a filing cabinet near a desk in the office. A mother and small child were in the home at the time of the shooting.
Kansas City Police officers located the black SUV near 33rd and Spruce Streets and arrested Williams. They obtained a search warrant and found a 9mm handgun in the SUV.
Williams is being held in the Platte County Jail with no bond.
The case is being investigated by the Parkville Police Department, the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas City Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Zachary McKnight.