Crime

Police identify man killed in Kansas City robbery

Kansas City police said Arthur L. Mourning, 49, was fatally shot after being robbed Wednesday evening.
Kansas City police said Arthur L. Mourning, 49, was fatally shot after being robbed Wednesday evening.

Kansas City police have identified a man killed in a robbery Wednesday as 49-year-old Arthur L. Mourning.

The shooting occurred about 5:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 3100 block of East 49th Street. The area is near the intersection of East 49th and Bellefontaine Avenue.

Police said Mourning answered a knock on his door when he was confronted by someone. The person shot him after robbing him at gunpoint. Mourning died of his injuries at a hospital hours later.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

The killing was the city’s 110th homicide of 2016.

Mike Hendricks: 816-234-4738, @kcmikehendricks

This story was originally published November 23, 2016 at 7:49 PM with the headline "Police identify man killed in Kansas City robbery."

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