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KCPD: Man found dead outside south Kansas City apartments

Cloverleaf Apartments shooting scene.png
Cloverleaf Apartments shooting.png
Posted at 11:03 AM, Aug 09, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-09 20:30:36-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was found dead in a vehicle outside a south Kansas City, Missouri, apartment complex on Friday morning, police said.

Around 9:10 a.m., officers responded to a shooting at the Cloverleaf Apartments in the 14500 block of South U.S. 71. A man was found dead inside a vehicle in the parking lot, Kansas City Police Department spokesman Officer Darin Snapp said.

Witnesses told police they heard gunshots and saw a gray or green SUV leave the scene after the shooting, Snapp said.

Police said no information on a suspect or motive was available.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the CrimeStoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).