Afternoon shooting in KCK leaves one man dead, another in critical condition

One man was shot to death and another critically injured from gunshot wounds Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan.

Police said they arrived shortly after 3 p.m. in the 1800 block of Rowland Avenue and found both victims in the street.

The dead man was in his early 20s, but his name was not released pending notification of relatives. A man in his mid-40s was taken to a hospital suffering from several bullet wounds.

Police provided no other details and said the shootings remain under investigation. Anyone with information should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Mike Hendricks, mhendricks@kcstar.com

This story was originally published March 7, 2015 at 6:15 PM with the headline "Afternoon shooting in KCK leaves one man dead, another in critical condition."