NewsKansas City Public Safety

Actions

Kansas City, Missouri, police begin death investigation after man found shot to death Tuesday

34th and Indiana Avenue deadly shooting
Posted at 9:43 PM, Aug 23, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-24 14:26:29-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating after they found a man shot to death Tuesday night.

Officers were sent about 9:15 p.m. to check on reports of a man armed with a gun in the 3300 block of Indiana Avenue.

They found a man shot to death on a sidewalk in the 3400 block of Indiana Avenue, police said.

Detectives are trying to determine whether the man reportedly armed with a gun is the same man found dead from gunshot wounds.

A police spokesman said the death has not been ruled a homicide.

KCPD identified William L. Pearson, 29, as the victim Wednesday, reiterating that "this is still considered a death investigation at this time."