Kansas City police release the name of 121st homicide victim of 2016
Kansas City police have identified a man shot to death Tuesday as 22-year-old Quante Yancey.
Police investigating the sound of shots being fired found Yancey’s body at the scene in the 3600 block of Wabash Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. His death was the city’s 121st homicide of the year, making 2016 one of the city’s worst killing years in a decade.
Detectives ask anyone with information about the homicide to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (474-8477).
Donna McGuire: 816-234-4393, @dmcguirekcstar
This story was originally published December 16, 2016 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Kansas City police release the name of 121st homicide victim of 2016."