Woman killed, man injured in shooting at Noble Park in Kansas City
A woman died and a man was injured in a shooting Saturday evening at Noble Park in Kansas City, according to police.
Officers were initially called about 6:19 p.m. to investigate a report of shots heard in the area of 73rd Street and Indiana Avenue.
According to Capt. Tim Hernandez, a police spokesman, officers soon learned there was a shooting, “where someone was in the park actively engaging in gunfire.”
While officers were responding, they were flagged down by a vehicle with an injured woman at Gregory Boulevard and College Avenue. Hernandez said the officers stopped to help the victim, who had been shot. She was taken to a hospital, where she died, he said.
Police identified the woman as 44-years-old Angela Banks.
Another victim, a 25-year-old man, was taken to a hospital by private vehicle and was in critical condition Sunday. Police said the injured man also came from the park.
A witness at the park, who is not being named by The Star for safety reasons, said gunfire erupted during a homecoming party for a family member. More than a dozen adults and children were there at the time, she said.
Police said Sunday that an argument preceded the shooting, escalating to one of the people brandishing a gun and firing several shots.
Police did not have information about a suspect. The investigation continued.
Anyone with information was asked to call the Kansas City Police Department Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
The killing was being investigated as Kansas City’s 102nd homicide this year, according to data kept by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. By this time last year, the city had recorded 95 homicides in a year that ended with 143.
This story was originally published August 31, 2019 at 9:21 PM.
