KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are searching for a suspect following a Saturday night shooting involving a total of six victims, including a teenage boy who died.
Officers were called just before 10:15 p.m. to the 4900 block of College Avenue. When they arrived, they found the juvenile male victim, 17-year-old Santino Gonzalez, suffering from gunshot trauma.
Police performed life-saving measures until EMS arrived and took him to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
KCPD said three other victims — one adult female and two juvenile teens — were also located at the scene, all suffering from varying gunshot trauma.
An additional two victims, one adult female and one juvenile teen, arrived at area hospitals by private conveyance. They suffered gunshot wounds as well.
The preliminary investigation indicates there was an altercation during a social gathering that escalated into shots being fired.
KCPD said a person of interest has not been identified yet, and no one is in custody at this time.
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