Crime

Triple shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, leaves teen with life-threatening injuries

Three men, including an 18-year-old, were injured in a shooting early Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas, police said.

Police were called just before 2 a.m. to the 1200 block of Argentine Boulevard, where they spoke with the caller and found a crime scene, according to a news release issued Sunday morning by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

Police were called early Sunday, May 24, 2020, to a shooting in the 1200 block of Argentine Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas. Three shooting victims were later located. One had life-threatening injuries. A Google Maps Street View image from October 2016 shows the area.
Police were called early Sunday, May 24, 2020, to a shooting in the 1200 block of Argentine Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas. Three shooting victims were later located. One had life-threatening injuries. A Google Maps Street View image from October 2016 shows the area. Google Maps

Police were then called to an area hospital where an 18-year-old had arrived with life-threatening injuries. Two other men were also discovered with injuries from gunshot wounds.

The shooting is under investigation by police. No suspect information was available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

Gun violence will be the subject of a new, statewide journalism project The Star is undertaking in Missouri this year in partnership with the national service program Report for America. As part of this project, The Star will seek the community’s help.

To contribute, visit Report for America online at reportforamerica.org.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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