KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A young black male was shot and killed Sunday night in the 3900 block of Wabash Ave.
According to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, officers responded to a shots-fired call in that area shortly after 7:45 p.m. and found the victim on the sidewalk.
Police identified the victim as 17-year-old Arkestes Grant.
He is he fourth homicide victim in 2019 in KCMO.
Witnesses said the suspect fled south from the intersection on foot. He is described as a black male in his late teens with shorts spiked braids.
The suspect was wearing a blue hoodie, blue jeans and white shoes.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to called the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
