Teen killed in KCK laundromat was a J.C. Harmon High School sophomore

A Kansas City, Kan., teenager found fatally shot inside a laundromat early Saturday was a sophomore at J.C. Harmon High School, according to school district officials.

Police investigating the shooting have not publicly identified the teen, but Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools officials confirmed his identity Sunday.

Kansas City, Kan., police have called the shooting a homicide and asked for help from members of the public who have information about it.

Police were called to the laundromat in the 2400 block of South 34th Street in the Argentine neighborhood after the body was discovered Saturday morning. Police said they think the shooting occurred Friday night.

Anyone who was at the laundromat between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday is asked to call police at 913-573-6030 or call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published November 19, 2017 at 6:09 PM with the headline "Teen killed in KCK laundromat was a J.C. Harmon High School sophomore."