Teenage girl shot and killed in KCK’s third fatal drive-by shooting this week

Kansas City, Kan. police are investigating a drive-by shooting Friday that left a teenage girl dead and another person injured.

The shooting occurred about 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Freeman Drive.

Officers called to the scene found the teen dead from gunfire.

Police did not immediately identify the girl or release information about suspects or a possible motive.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s major case unit is investigating the homicide.

The incident marked the third fatal drive-by shooting in the city this week. Kevin E. Gonzalez, 21, was killed on Wednesday and Natasha Hays, 36, was killed on Tuesday.

Kansas City, Kan., police said a press conference about the recent killings will be held at police headquarters Saturday at 3 p.m.

The death was the 25th homicide recorded this year in Kansas City, Kan. The metropolitan area has seen 115 homicides in 2016.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Toriano Porter: 816-234-4779, @torianoporter

This story was originally published September 2, 2016 at 9:28 PM with the headline "Teenage girl shot and killed in KCK’s third fatal drive-by shooting this week."