Man fatally shot near library in Overland Park Wednesday night
Update: Overland Park police released additional information Thursday morning identifying the victim and correcting the victim’s age.
Overland Park police were investigating a shooting Wednesday night that left a man dead near the Johnson County Central Resource Library.
Police were called to investigate the shooting just before 9 p.m. in the 9800 block of West 87th Street, according to Officer John Lacy, an Overland Park police spokesman. The victim was found dead in a parking lot near the library.
The victim has been identified by police as 29-year-old Micah Babick. Police initially reported he was 19. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
According to Lacy, the victim’s brother witnessed the incident. He is expected to be interviewed by police.
A vehicle linked to the shooting, described as a red sedan, left the scene traveling east on 87th Street, Lacy said. Police said the car was driven by a person described as a black man in his 20s with short dreadlocks, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants.
No arrests have been announced, and police were still investigating what led up to the shooting late Wednesday night.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Overland Park Police Department at 913-344-8770 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published April 8, 2020 at 11:15 PM.
