Crime

KC shooting kills one, critically injures another on Thursday. Police seek suspect

One person was found deceased near 18th and Prospect Thursday afternoon in Kansas City. Another person had been injured in a shooting that occurred about a mile away.
One person was found deceased near 18th and Prospect Thursday afternoon in Kansas City. Another person had been injured in a shooting that occurred about a mile away.

One man was killed and another suffered life-threatening injuries in a Thursday shooting in Kansas City.

The fatal victim, a man in his 50s, was found dead near 18th and Prospect streets, Kansas City police said. The shooting reportedly occurred near 22nd and Walrond streets around 4 p.m.

Police are seeking a suspect described as a man around 6 feet tall wearing a dark grey or black tank top with a stocky build who left the scene on foot.

Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 or the Kansas City police at 816-234-5043.

The surviving victim is being treated at a hospital.

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