Man found dead in street on Benton Boulevard and police suspect homicide
Update: Kansas City police said Saturday afternoon that the victim had been shot. The man was identified as Mark K. Broome, 58.
Kansas City police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in the street in the 600 block of Benton Boulevard Saturday morning.
Police were dispatched to Benton Boulevard and Independence Avenue for a medical call just after 4 a.m. Saturday, according to Kansas City Police Department spokeswoman Doaa El-Ashkar.
Police found the man lying in the street. They are investigating his death as a homicide.
Police said Saturday afternoon the man had been shot.
No suspect information is available at this time.
The man’s death is the 124th homicide in Kansas City this year according to data kept by the Star that includes fatal police shootings. There had been 120 homicides in the city by this time last year.
Anyone with information are asked to call the Kansas City police homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477. Information leading to an arrest could result in a $25,000 reward.
This story was originally published November 2, 2019 at 8:49 AM.
