One person was killed in a shooting early Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to the shooting at 2:34 a.m. in the 3000 block of North 34th Street.

Officers found Luis Deras-Orellana, 21, with several gunshot wounds, according to Officer Jonathon Westbrook, a spokesman for the department. He was transported to a hospital where he died.

Residents on the block said they heard multiple gunshots.

One man, who said the area is usually quiet, said he heard several shots, then a pause, then about six more gunshots. Shortly thereafter, he heard sirens and saw police pulling up to a home on the block.

The incident marks the first homicide recorded this year in Kansas City, Kansas. In 2019, 37 people in Kansas City, Kansas, were killed in homicides.

Anyone with information may call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

This story was originally published January 5, 2020 at 8:21 AM.

Katie Moore

The Kansas City Star

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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.