Man dies at hospital Saturday morning after overnight shooting in Kansas City
A 43-year-old man died from his injuries Saturday morning after he was shot at 9th Street and Troost Avenue overnight, police said.
Police were called to the area around 2 a.m. Saturday on a shooting.
A group of people had been drinking together and “someone got shot,” said Kansas City police spokesman Capt. David Jackson.
The man died from his injuries at the hospital just before 9 a.m., Jackson said.
There is currently no suspect information and no one is in custody following the shooting, Jackson said.
This is the 22nd homicide in Kansas City this year according to data kept by The Star which includes fatal police shootings. There had been 16 by this time last year.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published February 15, 2020 at 10:46 AM.
