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Police identify man who died in triple shooting that injured child Monday in Kansas City

Police were investigating a homicide in the 2500 block of Hardesty Avenue Monday afternoon on Kansas City’s Eastside. Officers found three victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside a home, including two adults and one child under the age of 5. One victim was declared dead at the scene once EMS arrived. A second adult was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The child was also transported to the hospital, and is in critical condition. A second child inside the home was not hurt.
Police were investigating a homicide in the 2500 block of Hardesty Avenue Monday afternoon on Kansas City’s Eastside. Officers found three victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside a home, including two adults and one child under the age of 5. One victim was declared dead at the scene once EMS arrived. A second adult was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The child was also transported to the hospital, and is in critical condition. A second child inside the home was not hurt. rsugg@kcstar.com

Police have identified the man who died in a triple shooting Monday in Kansas City that also left an infant in critical condition.

Davon Bowden, 27, was found dead at a residence in the 2500 block of Hardesty Avenue, police said.

Tracie Bowden, who said she was Davon Bowden’s mother, gathered with about a dozen people on Van Brundt Boulevard Monday waiting to hear from authorities on the incident. She said her son was a father of six who had lived at the home for around a year with the mother of his three youngest children, including a two-month-old girl who was shot and remains in critical condition.

“I’m just trying to collect what I can,” Bowden said. “I just know he’s dead, that’s basically all I know. And my granddaughter’s hurt really bad.”

Police said they found Davon Bowden, who was pronounced dead at the scene, the child and one other adult, who was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. A second child was in the home but was not injured, police said.

An investigation is ongoing, but detectives said they identified all parties involved in the incident and are not looking for suspects. Police said they could not release additional details, but don’t believe there is an ongoing threat to the community.

Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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