Crime

Northbound I-435 in Kansas City closed after man found shot to death on highway

By Robert A. Cronkleton
Police found a man shot to death early Sunday on Interstate 435 just south of Eastwood Trafficway. The highway was closed for several hours while police collected evidence. This Google Maps Street View photo of the area is from July 2017.
Police found a man shot to death early Sunday on Interstate 435 just south of Eastwood Trafficway. The highway was closed for several hours while police collected evidence. This Google Maps Street View photo of the area is from July 2017. Google Maps

Northbound Interstate 435 in Kansas City remains closed after police found a man shot to death on the highway early Sunday.

Police responded to reports of a shooting about 3:40 a.m. along northbound I-435 just south of Eastwood Trafficway. Arriving officers found the man deceased on the highway.

Police closed the northbound lanes of the highway at 63rd Street while they investigated the shooting and collected evidence. The ramps from Missouri 350 highway to northbound I-435 were also closed.

Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to call the Kansas City Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

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Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published August 19, 2018 at 7:34 AM.

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