39-year-old man found shot early Sunday in Kansas City
Kansas City police are investigating the homicide of a 39-year-old man found shot early Sunday morning.
Officers were dispatched on a report of a shooting just before 3 a.m. Sunday in the 6200 block of East 17th Street, said Capt. Tim Hernandez, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
They located a deceased man.
There isn’t any suspect information.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-447-TIPS.
The shooting marked the 78th homicide this year in Kansas City, according to data kept by The Star. At this point in 2018, 70 homicides had been reported in the city, in a year that ended with 145, including fatal police shootings.
This story was originally published July 21, 2019 at 7:27 AM.
Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star