Man Charged in Tow Truck Shooting

0:00It's April 13th. From your city to your ears, this is Kansas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A 33-year-old Kansas City man named Ezekiel Z. Duss is locked up, charged with second-degree assault after allegedly shooting a tow truck, driver in the gut during a heated dispute early on April 4th. The trouble kicked off when Duss blew a tire on his Dodge charger and called for a tow, but things escalated during the ride with arguments over where. He'd sit and threats to ditch the car. By 2 p.m. near Northwest Mokane and Northwest 70th Street, shots rang out, leaving the driver bleeding in the truck cab. Witnesses caught the chaos. A neighbor saw Duss arguing by the driver's side before the gunshot, another heard the victim swing first and ring camera. Footage showed Duss reaching across the truck bed, right as the shot fired, followed by please for an ambulance. Deputies nab Duss right there kneeling by trash bins, trying to stash a black pistol

1:00loaded with live rounds, while an ATF dog sniffed out the, spent shell casing nearby. His story flipped from accidental discharge in his pocket to self-defense during a fight, but key details didn't line up. Duss sits in Platt County jail on a $250,000 cash-only bond, with detectives calling him a serious threat to the community. Ahead of his bond review hearing on April 14, another tense chapter in this roadside nightmare, unfolding.