5 hurt in Missouri shootings; police say apparently random
(AP) — A random shooting injured five people Saturday, including three members of a Joplin, Missouri, church who were starting a trip to St. Louis, police said.
Police Capt. Bob Higginbotham told AP Radio that there was no apparent motive for the shootings, which began after the suspect's father called police to report the suspect was firing rounds at their home.
Police said the driver of that vehicle fired shots at the church van, which was stopped at a traffic light.
[...] two comfort dogs, which provide assistance to people, were injured, Glaskey told the newspaper.
Police said the suspect then shot at a pickup truck, injuring two adults.