Two men dead in shooting outside grocery store in Kansas City
Two men were dead Sunday morning after a shooting outside a grocery store in Kansas City.
Police were called just after 7 a.m. to the 6800 block of Longview Road, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the front parking lot of a grocery store. First responders rendered aid, but the victim was declared dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Philip DiMartino, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department.
Another man was also found in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds, according to DiMartino. He was taken to a hospital but died just before 9 a.m.
No one had been taken into custody as of Sunday, but preliminary information suggested there was an interaction outside of the grocery store between multiple people just before shots were fired, police said.
The shooting marked the city’s 115th and 116th homicides this year, compared to 116 this time last year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes police shootings.
Anyone with information is asked to contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously.
This story was originally published September 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM.
