Crime

Man fatally shot outside shopping center on Kansas City’s East Side

Police were investigating a shooting Sunday evening at a shopping center on Kansas City’s east side that left one man dead.

The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. at the shopping center in the 8700 block of East 63rd Street.

An off-duty officer working security at one of the businesses in the center heard gunshots outside, police said.

As the officer walked outside, he saw a man down on the ground in the parking lot. Emergency crews responded and declared the man deceased, police said.

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

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published April 3, 2016 at 11:10 PM with the headline "Man fatally shot outside shopping center on Kansas City’s East Side."

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