Crime

After shooting report, Kansas City police find man with knife and gunshot wounds

Kansas City police are investigating an early Friday altercation that left a man with knife and gunshot wounds.

Officers responded to the incident in the 3200 block of Qunicy Avenue just before 4 a.m. They were initially dispatched on a shooting report but the call was upgraded to a stabbing, police said.

Arriving officers found a male victim who had been stabbed and shot. Details of what prompted the incident were not released.

The man’s injuries are critical but not considered to be life-threatening.

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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