Police identify man killed in Kansas City robbery
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."