Crime

Police investigate after man is found fatally shot inside car at KC apartment complex

Police have launched a homicide investigation after officers found a man fatally shot inside a parked car at an apartment complex in south Kansas City.

The victim has been identified as Logan Ruckman, 22. Officers responded to the shooting call at the Cloverleaf Apartments in the 14500 block of U.S. 71 at 9:11 a.m.

Ruckman was found inside a car in the parking lot. Witnesses told investigators they heard gunshots and saw either a gray or green, small SUV driving away immediately afterward.

Details of what led to the shooting were unknown. No suspect information was available.

The shooting is being investigated as Kansas City’s 89th homicide this year, according to data kept by The Star.

Anyone with information should call the Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published August 9, 2019 at 11:48 AM.

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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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