UPDATE, Dec. 30 | Police identified the victim as Luis Cruz, 54.
Ryan Hawk, 29, is charged in Jackson County Court with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and tampering with a motor vehicle in the case.
ORIGINAL REPORT | One person was shot and killed in Kansas City's Northeast neighborhood early Saturday morning.
Kansas City, Missouri, police say they received a call just before 2 a.m. reporting a shooting at the 3900 block of St. John Avenue.
When police arrived, they said they found an adult man on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound.
Police began performing life-saving measures, per KCPD spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino.
DiMartino said emergency medical personnel arrived and transported the victim to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Just before 3 a.m., police said the victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide.
Police say their preliminary investigation revealed there was an interaction between several people just prior to shots being fired.
Homicide detectives are talking to witnesses and searching for surveillance footage and physical evidence that could explain what happened.
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