KC man was shot and killed confronting suspect breaking into his car, police say
A man was shot and killed Wednesday morning after he confronted a suspect who was attempting to break into or steal his vehicle in Kansas City, according to police.
Officers responded to a medical call about 7 a.m. at Linwood Boulevard and Charlotte Street. They found the man dead, lying in the street, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
Detectives canvassing the area were investigating his death as a homicide, said Officer Doaa El-Ashkar, a police spokeswoman.
The victim has been identified by police as 51-year-old Ricardo Ortiz. No suspect description was available.
Police earlier distributed an image of a person who they say may have been a witness.
Later, police sent out a second image of a person believed to be a “subject of interest” in the killing and were asking anyone with information about that individual to call the police department’s homicide unit.
Ortiz’s death marked the 129th homicide in Kansas City this year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. By this time last year, 125 people were slain in the city, which ended 2018 with 145 homicides.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the police department’s homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477.
A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case.
This story was originally published November 13, 2019 at 8:57 AM.
