Crime

Man found shot and killed near 36th and Wabash in KC

By MATT SCHMITZ

mschmitz@kcstar.com
Officers were called about 11:27 p.m. to the 3600 block of Wabash Avenue on a report of shots being fired. When they arrived, they found a black man in his late 20s dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Officers were called about 11:27 p.m. to the 3600 block of Wabash Avenue on a report of shots being fired. When they arrived, they found a black man in his late 20s dead from an apparent gunshot wound. File illustration

A man was shot and killed late Tuesday on Kansas City’s East Side, police said.

Officers were called about 11:27 p.m. to the 3600 block of Wabash Avenue on a report of shots being fired. When they arrived, they found a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound, according to Capt. Stacey Graves, a police spokeswoman.

Police said the victim was a black man in his late 20s. No other information was available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477).

Matt Schmitz: 816-234-4784

This story was originally published December 14, 2016 at 12:39 AM with the headline "Man found shot and killed near 36th and Wabash in KC."

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