KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The southbound lanes of Interstate 29 at 72nd Street were closed for several hours after a man was found shot to death inside a vehicle near the exit.
Just after 7 p.m., Kansas City, Missouri, police officers were called to the area of SB I-29 near NW 72nd Street about a vehicle that was seen to have run off the roadway to the right.
Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle south of NW 72nd Street off the highway on the southbound side and down an embankment up against a barrier fence on NW Prairie View Road.
Officers then approached the vehicle and found an adult male, who appeared to have been shot, unresponsive inside the vehicle.
Authorities rendered aid until emergency medical personnel arrived and transported the man, later identified by authorities as 50-year-old Dennis A. Sharkey of Liberty, to a local hospital for treatment.
Shortly after, Sharkey was declared dead at the hospital.
Police said the shooting likely occurred while Sharkey was traveling southbound at or north of NW 72nd Street.
Detectives and crime scene investigators had the highway closed north of that location in order to investigate and search for any potential evidence.
During the preliminary investigation, it was determined that the incident occurred outside of the city limits of KCMO. The investigation was then turned over to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.
If anyone was in the area around the time of the incident and saw anything of note, contact the Homicide Unit directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.
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