KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating a Tuesday homicide in the Historic Northeast of the city.
It happened in the area of East 8th Street and Wheeling Avenue, in the Sheffield neighborhood.
KCPD officers were dispatched to the area on calls of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found an adult male on the sidewalk who had been shot. The victim was unresponsive, and officers began CPR.
The victim was pronounced dead at an area hospital. He was identified Wednesday as Danny E. Scott, 52.
KCPD detectives are actively canvassing for witnesses and processing the scene.
The department said that they do not have any suspect information at this time.
If you have any information about the homicide, call the KCPD Homicide Unit at 234-5034 or make an anonymous call with the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.
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.
