Kansas City man dies weeks after being found with multiple gunshot wounds: Police
A Kansas City man has died of his injuries from gunshot wounds several weeks after he was shot near Budd Park earlier this month, according to police.
The fatal shooting took place around 5 p.m. on December 10 in the 100 block of N Lawn Ave, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson.
Responding officers found Jaylen Andrews, 26, in the doorway of a nearby apartment building with multiple gunshot wounds. Andrews was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died Friday afternoon.
Kansas City police are investigating Andrews’ death as a homicide. No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed in connection with the shooting, police said.
Andrews’ death was the 146th homicide reported in Kansas City in 2024, according to data collected by The Star. At this time last year, 182 homicides had been reported in the city.
