Overview
- Police say the shooting happened around 9 a.m. Monday in Parkville’s Thousand Oaks subdivision during a road encounter with a municipal snowplow.
- Investigators recovered eight 9mm shell casings, and rounds struck the snowplow and entered a nearby home where a woman and child were present, with no injuries reported.
- Prosecutors identified the suspect as Thomas Christopher Williams II of Platte City and charged him with first-degree assault or attempt, unlawful possession by a dangerous felon, three counts of armed criminal action, and two counts related to shooting from a vehicle.
- Authorities say Williams fled law enforcement twice before Kansas City police located the vehicle and took him into custody after spotting a gun in the passenger seat.
- In an interview detailed in court records, Williams admitted involvement, claimed he displayed a gun after saying he was struck, and acknowledged owning the handgun despite a prior felony conviction.