Victim dies of injuries after shooting at Kansas City, Kansas, apartment complex
A teenager who was seriously injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a Kansas City, Kansas, apartment complex later died at a hospital, according to police.
The shooting was reported just before 3:15 p.m. when Kansas City, Kansas, police were called to a disturbance in the parking lot of the Crestwood apartment complex in the 2100 block of North 57th Street, according to Sgt. Zac Blair, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Arriving officers found one person shot. Police said the investigation showed there had been an argument.
The shooting victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries. The incident is being investigated as a homicide, police said.
Police later identified the victim as 16-year-old Mustafa Mohammed.
A “few people” were involved in the incident, Blair said. One individual was detained for questioning as a person of interest.
At the scene, police blocked off a parking lot in front of one of the apartment buildings and focused their attention around a black car.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477.
Star reporter Katie Moore contributed to this report.
This story was originally published November 26, 2019 at 4:13 PM.
