Crime

Victim of Monday shooting near Wilbur H. Dunn Park was a 22-year-old Grandview man

Police have identified a 22-year-old man found fatally wounded in a shooting near a Kansas City park Monday evening as Ronte N. Wilson.

Officers responded to the shooting just before 11 p.m. at 67th Street and The Paseo, near Wilbur H. Dunn Park.

Wilson, a Grandview resident, was found sprawled in the grass. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Details of what led to the shooting have not been released. Police did not release a description of a suspect.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Glenn E. Rice
The Kansas City Star
Glenn E. Rice is an investigative reporter who focuses on law enforcement and the legal system. He has been with The Star since 1988. In 2020 Rice helped investigate discrimination and structural racism that went unchecked for decades inside the Kansas City Fire Department.
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