One dead in shooting at entrance to Swope Park Friday, KC’s 80th homicide this year
Kansas City Police say they are investigating a homicide after one person was found shot and killed in a car at the entrance to Swope Park in Kansas City Friday night.
According to Kansas City Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jacob Becchina, officers on a nearby call heard multiple gunshots near Meyer Boulevard and Swope Parkway just after 10 p.m.
When they arrived in the area they found a man inside a vehicle who appeared to have been shot. The man was declared dead at the scene, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
The killing was the 80th homicide in Kansas City this year according to data kept by The Star which includes fatal police shootings. There had been 59 by this time last year.
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.
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This story was originally published June 6, 2020 at 10:04 AM.
