Man fatally shot next to Kansas City highway: Police

A man died in a shooting just off of U.S. Hwy 71 Friday night, Kansas City police said.

Police responded to a wooded area around East 22nd Street and the highway around 7:50 p.m. Friday, said Sgt. Phil DiMartino, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson. There, officers encountered a man with a gunshot wound.

Emergency medical responders pronounced the man deceased on site, DiMartino said.

The death is being investigated as a homicide, DiMartino said. No suspects have been detained so far.

Friday’s shooting was the 105th homicide reported in Kansas City this year, according to data tracked by The Star. At this time last year, 134 homicides had been reported in the city, according to Star data.

Ilana Arougheti

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