A man has been charged in Platte County with shooting a woman in the leg while she was a passenger in a car and leaving her and her child in a roadway.
Lee “Qunicy” Hill was arrested on April 3 after a barricading himself in a hotel room.
Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said the charges were filed after an investigation and extensive search for Hill performed by officers with the Kansas City Police Department.
“We allege this man -- a convicted felon who should never have had a gun in the first place -- shot a woman, left her and a child on a roadway, fled the scene, and later barricaded himself in a hotel with a handgun,” Zahnd said,.
According to court documents, on March 30 at 1:55 a.m., Kansas City police officers went to a Platte County hotel where they found a woman lying in lanes of traffic with an apparent gunshot wound to her upper thigh. A witness said he saw the woman with a gunshot wound lying in the road, along with a child in a diaper.
The victim told police she had an argument with Hill, with whom she was romantically involved, because she had been late to pick him up from work.
Court documents allege Hill threatened to kill her, grabbed her by her hair, placed a gun against her thigh and then shot her. After she realized she was shot, she got out of the vehicle and called 911. Hill allegedly took the child from the vehicle, placed her on the ground, and fled the scene in the vehicle.
The child’s blanket and jacket were covered with blood and the child’s diaper also had apparent blood, but the child appeared unhurt, according to court records.
Court records further indicate that, on April 3, shortly before 9:30 a.m., officers went to a hotel where Hill was staying. They made contact with Hill, but Hill allegedly barricaded himself in a hotel room and a standoff began. After officers obtained a search warrant, Hill was arrested at about 2:45 p.m. and officers located a 9mm handgun in his hotel room.
Hill was charged with first degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and child endangerment. Zahnd’s office charged Hill as a persistent offender, increasing his possible prison time on some charges. If Hill is convicted of the most serious charge against him, he faces up to life in prison.
According to court documents, Hill was convicted of second degree murder in 2001 and being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2019. He is being held in the Platte County jail without bond.