Gladstone police launch death investigation after 2-year-old is fatally shot
Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally shot Tuesday evening inside a residence at the Creeks of Gladstone Apartments.
Officers responded to the 100 block of Northeast 59th Terrace just before 6 p.m. on a reported shooting and found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound. Police officers, paramedics and other emergency workers administered first aid to the child.
The boy was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, said Capt. Rob Hays, a police spokesman.
The name of the victim has not been released. Police said the shooting is a death investigation; no arrests have been made, and no suspects are being sought.
Police did not release details of what led to the shooting. Several other persons were inside the residence at the time, Hays said, and detectives have interviewed them.
“We are still in the early stages of the investigation,” he said. “We are talking to everyone we need to.”
This story was originally published September 24, 2019 at 10:29 PM.