Man dies after a shooting at Kansas City intersection: Police
Update: Kansas City police identified the victim as Derrick I. Elder, 22.
A man died after he was shot in a car in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City on Saturday night, according to police.
Officers with the Kansas City Police Department responded to reports of shots fired near East Gregory Boulevard and Walnut Street around 10:30 p.m., according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a KCPD spokesperson.
On arrival, responding officers encountered a disabled car at the intersection with an unresponsive man inside. The man had multiple gunshot wounds and was declared deceased at the scene once emergency medical personnel arrived.
Officers believe the man - who has not yet been identified by police - was killed in a drive-by shooting, with an unknown person firing a weapon at his car from their own moving car. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting as of Sunday morning.
The shooting was the 78th homicide reported in Kansas City this year, according to data collected by The Star. At the same time last year, 72 homicides had been reported in the city, according to Star data.
Soaring temperatures ushered in a violent weekend in Kansas City, as the shooting was one of multiple homicides reported in the city Saturday night and Sunday morning.
This story was originally published June 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM.
