KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was shot to death Wednesday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police received reports of numerous gunshots about 9:30 p.m. near East 10th Street and Prospect Avenue.
Tonight just before 9:30pm officers were dispatched to 10th and Prospect on a sound of gunshots call.
A KCMO police spokesman said officers were directed to the east side of the intersection.
That's where they found an unresponsive man who had been shot.
An EMS crew declared the man dead at the scene.
Police said numerous callers reported hearing the sound of gunshots near the intersection of 10th and Prospect and looking out and seeing the victim down on the ground.
The preliminary investigation revealed one or more suspects fired shots that struck the victim.
The gunfire happened outside an apartment complex and detectives hope someone heard or saw something that will help them find the killer.
No victim name had been released late Wednesday.
This was the 116th homicide of the year in KCMO compared with 113 at this time in 2024.
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