Victim fatally shot at 16th and Elmwood Avenue was 56-year-old man
Kansas City police have released the name of a 56-year-old man killed in a double shooting Sunday near 16th Street and Elmwood Avenue.
Leon Taylor was one of two persons found wounded. Arriving officers did not find any victims or suspects. Taylor and the other victim arrived at a hospital by private vehicle, police said.
Taylor later died from his injuries. The other victim was listed in critical condition.
A neighbor reported hearing five to seven gunshots.
Details of what led to the shooting were not released.
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Glenn E. Rice: 816-234-4341, @GRicekcstar
This story was originally published January 29, 2018 at 3:03 PM with the headline "Victim fatally shot at 16th and Elmwood Avenue was 56-year-old man."