Crime

Shooting kills one near Bales, 57th Street in KC

Police were investigating the shooting death of a man Wednesday outside a home in the 5700 block of Bales Avenue in Kansas City.
Police were investigating the shooting death of a man Wednesday outside a home in the 5700 block of Bales Avenue in Kansas City.

Police were investigating the shooting death of a man Wednesday outside a home in the 5700 block of Bales Avenue in Kansas City.

Officers found the man shot to death about 7:30 p.m.

The man’s death was the 45th homicide reported in Kansas City in 2017, compared with 38 at the same time last year.

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

Toriano Porter: 816-234-4779, @torianoporter

This story was originally published May 24, 2017 at 9:30 PM with the headline "Shooting kills one near Bales, 57th Street in KC."

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