79-year-old woman shot Sunday in Kansas City dies: Police
A 79-year-old Kansas City woman was shot inside a car Sunday night has died, according to police.
Kansas City police officers responded to reports of a shooting at East 51st Street and Park Avenue in the Blue Hills neighborhood around 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a KCPD spokesperson.
Officers found Ella Monroe, 79, unresponsive inside a car at the intersection with gunshot wounds. Monroe was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries; police were notified Wednesday morning that she had died, according to Becchina.
Monroe’s death is now being investigated as a homicide. KCPD officers are offering up to $25,000 for pertinent information submitted anonymously to 816-474-TIPS.
Monroe was the 78th person killed in Kansas City in 2024, according to data collected by The Star. She is the oldest homicide victim to be identified in the city this year, according to Star data.
As has generally been the case, most of the 105 homicides in the Kansas City metropolitan area this year were shootings.
