Man is fatally stabbed at Kansas City hotel; police search for suspect
A man died after being stabbed early Sunday at a hotel in Kansas City, according to police.
Detectives were investigating the stabbing at the Days Inn hotel at 5100 East Linwood Boulevard.
Police were called to the hotel about 4 a.m. and found a man in his mid-40s suffering from a stab wound.
The man was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
Police on Monday identified the man as Norman Travis, 47.
Later in the morning, yellow crime scene tape blocked off a room on the hotel’s second floor.
No suspect information was available.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call the Police Department’s homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published March 17, 2019 at 8:12 AM.
