Kansas City police investigate after person killed in stabbing Tuesday night
Kansas City police were investigating after a person died in a stabbing Tuesday night.
According to Capt. David Jackson, a police spokesman, officers were called to 18th Street and Prospect Avenue before 7:30 p.m. on a reported stabbing outside a store.
Officers found the victim and began CPR other life-saving measures, but the person died at the scene.
An employee from the nearby store indicated to police that the incident involved a shoplifter, Jackson said. No further details have been released.
A person of interest was taken into custody.
Police were investigating the death as a homicide.
The killing is the 72nd homicide reported in Kansas City this year, according to data maintained by The Star. By this time last year, the city recorded 55 homicides.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published May 26, 2020 at 9:11 PM.
