Crime

Stabbing victim found at 31st Street and Prospect dies

A taxi driver found a man with stab wounds at the corner of 31st Street and Prospect Avenue early Wednesday and called police. The victim had a blood-soaked torso.

He died shortly after being transported to a hospital. The Kansas City Police Department did not have suspect information Wednesday.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Kansas City has seen 48 homicides this year, and the man is the 75th homicide victim in the metropolitan area in 2016.

Katy Bergen: 816-234-4120, @KatyBergen

This story was originally published June 22, 2016 at 6:28 AM with the headline "Stabbing victim found at 31st Street and Prospect dies."

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