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Police respond to scene of car accident, shooting

St. Joseph police investigate a shooting at South 40th Street and Commonwealth Drive on Wednesday night. 
St. Joseph police investigate a shooting at South 40th Street and Commonwealth Drive on Wednesday night. 

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A woman is in the hospital with injuries from a shooting that followed a car accident Wednesday evening at South 40th Street and Commonwealth Drive. 

St. Joseph police are investigating the incident, which happened around 9:05 p.m. near Menards. 

“Police responded to the intersection of A Highway (U.S. Highway A/South 40th Street) and the entrance to Menards from A Highway for a possible unknown injury and crash,” said SJPD Police Captain, Dave Gross. “When officers arrived, they determined that it turned into a shooting.”

Capt. Gross noted evidence provided a shooting had occurred following the previously dispatched accident. 

News-Press Now will continue to provide updates as they become available. 

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