KCPD: Woman identified in homicide in parking lot of Kansas City, Missouri, auto parts shop

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, 7:25 p.m. | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has identified the woman who was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning as 35-year-old Kierra McGee.

According to police, detectives believe as many as a few dozen people were present when shots were fired.

Police still need to hear from anyone who heard or saw anything.

ORIGINAL STORY | One woman is dead after she was shot in the parking lot of an auto parts shop in Kansas City, Missouri.

Officers were called to the scene just before 4 a.m. Sunday.

At the same time, a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputy heard the sound of gunshots nearby and responded to the scene as well.

On arrival, officers and the deputy located an adult female shooting victim unresponsive in the parking lot of an auto parts business on the northwest corner of Independence Avenue and Van Brunt Boulevard.

Officers called for EMS, who responded and declared the victim deceased at the scene.

According to preliminary information, the victim was in the parking lot with an unknown number of other people when one or more suspects began shooting, and the victim was struck.

Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators are at the scene now canvassing for witnesses, videos and any other evidence.

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