KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a homicide Friday.
Police were called to the fatal shooting around 12:45 p.m. Friday near East 87th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard.
Responding officers located a man with gunshot wounds in a parking lot in front of a business.
He was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he was later pronounced dead, per KCPD.
Police said preliminary information indicates an argument between multiple people happened outside — it then escalated to shots being fired and the victim was struck.
A man was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting for further investigation, per KCPD.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
