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1 dead, 1 injured after rolling gun battle in KCK

Posted at 9:57 AM, Jul 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-03 13:43:28-04

One person was killed and another injured in a rolling gun battle in the 300 block of Waverly just before 4:00 a.m. Sunday.

Kansas City, Kansas police were called to a shooting at 3:43 a.m. and say three Hispanic men in their twenties were driving north on 3rd Street when somebody began shooting at them.

One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene, the second suffered minor injuries, and the third was not injured.

The victim was identified as Ricardo I Uribe, 18, from Kansas City, Kansas. 

No suspect vehicle description has been given by police.

An investigation is underway, and anyone with any information is encouraged to call police, or the TIPS Hotline at 816 474-TIPS.