Man with fatal gunshot wound shows up at hospital after shooting in Kansas City
Update: This story has been updated to include the victim’s name, which was released on Wednesday.
Police were investigating a homicide after a man with a fatal gunshot wound arrived at a hospital late Monday.
Officers responded about 11:30 p.m. Monday to a report of gunfire in the area of East 55th Street and Highland Avenue, Sgt. Jacob Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department, said in an email.
While officers were on the way, a wounded man arrived at a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. He was identified by police on Wednesday as 46-year-old Victor Byers.
Detectives and crime scene investigators collected evidence and looked for witnesses in the 5500 block of Highland.
Suspect information was not available.
The man’s death was Kansas City’s 103rd homicide of the year, according to data kept by The Star, which includes fatal officer-involved shootings.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Kansas City Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). There’s a reward of $25,000 for information leading to an arrest.
This story was originally published September 3, 2019 at 7:17 AM.
