Teenager shot in KCK Wednesday has life-threatening injuries
A teenager shot Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The shooting was reported shortly before 1 p.m. near the 7500 block of State Avenue.
Arriving officers found the victim, who they described as a young juvenile male, had been shot twice, said Officer Jonathon Westbrook, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
The teen was rushed to a hospital, where he was in life-threatening condition, police said.
Police had no description of a suspect, “but being it was 12 o’clock, right around lunch time, we are hoping witnesses may have seen something,” Westbrook said.
Detectives were investigating the shooting.
About 10 shell casings were left behind in the street, marked by yellow evidence cards marked by police.
Police blocked off State Avenue for several blocks while crime scene investigators collected evidence. By 4:30 p.m., the avenue was open again.
Anyone with information was asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published July 31, 2019 at 2:03 PM.
