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Police: Man dead, woman injured in KCK shooting

KCK homicide Berger Ave.jpg
Posted at 6:33 AM, Jul 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-26 07:33:32-04

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police officers in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating a shooting which they say killed one man and injured a woman.

In a press release, the department said officers responded to the 7200 block of Berger Avenue at about 1:20 a.m. Friday to check out reports of a shooting. The release goes on to say responding officers found a man and woman in a car with gunshot wounds.

Medical staff from the KCK fire department declared the man dead and took the woman to a hospital. She is expected to survive.

Police have not released any information about a suspect, nor confirmed whether a person of interest is in custody.

Crime scene technicians used a scanner to record a 3-dimensional picture of the crime scene.

The department is asking anyone who may know something about the homicide to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).