Kansas City, Kansas police identify teen shot and killed last week

Kansas City, Kansas police have identified Ricardo Apodaca, 18, of KCK as the person who was killed in a shooting here on Wednesday evening, Feb. 15.

Police officers responded just after 8:20 p.m. to the 2300 block of North 11th Street, on a report of gunshots being fired. When police arrived they found a person dead at the scene with an apparent gunshot wound, Officer Marshee London, a spokesman with the KCK police, said in a news release.

This incident remains under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit.

This was the fourth homicide this year in Kansas City, Kansas, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. Anyone with information is urged to call the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Tips may qualify for a cash reward.

Mará Rose Williams

The Kansas City Star

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Mará Rose Williams is The Star’s Senior Opinion Columnist. She previously was assistant managing editor for race & equity issues, a member of the Star’s Editorial Board and an award-winning columnist. She has written on all things education for The Star since 1998, including issues of inequity in education, teen suicide, universal pre-K, college costs and racism on university campuses. She was a writer on The Star’s 2020 “Truth in Black and White” project and the recipient of the 2021 Eleanor McClatchy Award for exemplary leadership skills and transformative journalism.