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Kansas City police investigate homicide after victim found dead in vehicle

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Posted at 5:02 PM, May 18, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-18 19:07:27-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department officers are investigating a shooting that killed one person on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers responded to the area of the 3000 block of east 49th Street after receiving reports of a person who'd been shot.

When officers arrived to the scene, they found the victim dead inside of a vehicle.

The shooting marked the 61st homicide in KCMO in 2022.

No suspect information was immediately available.