Kansas City police investigating two separate fatal shootings Wednesday night
Kansas City police were investigating two separate shootings that left two victims dead in less than half an hour Wednesday night.
The killings happened at different locations in the city.
The first shooting happened about 8 p.m. near a large apartment complex at 14th Street and Highland Avenue, police said.
The second shooting was reported just before 8:30 p.m. at an apartment in the 8200 block of Troost Avenue.
The victims in each case were men. Police have not released their names.
Police had no information on suspects in either shooting.
The shootings are being investigated as homicides.
Sgt. Jacob Becchina, a spokesman, said police hoped witnesses would come forward with information that would help solve the cases.
“Detectives and crime scene personnel will be working at both of these scenes into the night regardless of the weather to ensure that all evidence is gathered and processed,” Becchina said in a statement as the city remained under an ice storm warning.
The killings marked the 12th and 13th homicides reported this year in Kansas City.
Anyone with information about either shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477 or the Kansas City Police Department Homicide Unit directly at 816-234-5043.
This story was originally published February 6, 2019 at 8:57 PM.
