54-year-old woman shot to death inside home near Greenwood in rural Jackson County
A 54-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a home near Greenwood, according to Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forté.
The sheriff’s office identified the victim as Kimberly R. Alcorn. Authorities are investigating her death as a homicide.
Deputies responded to a shooting shortly before midnight Wednesday at a home in the 13000 block of South Harris Road in a rural part of Jackson County. Arriving deputies found Alcorn deceased inside the home.
A male suspect was arrested nearby after a short car chase, Forté said.
Crime scene investigators from the Kansas City Police Department were brought in to help gather evidence and investigate the homicide.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published June 27, 2019 at 8:52 AM.