Woman shot in south Kansas City neighborhood, dies at hospital, police say

Update: Police on Sunday reclassified the case as a death investigation, not a homicide. 

A woman died Saturday following a shooting in a south Kansas City neighborhood, police said.

Police were called to a house in the 6900 block of East 114th Street around 1:30 p.m. in regard to a shooting.

Kansas City Police Capt. Lionel Colón said officers arrived and found several people rendering aid to a woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

The woman was taken to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Her death is being investigated as a homicide, the 109th reported in Kansas City this year.

Police were still investigating what led up to the shooting and talking to witnesses.

The victim’s identity has not yet been released.

The investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Kansas City Police Department Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 to submit a tip anonymously.

This story was originally published October 20, 2018 at 12:00 AM.