Police investigate Wednesday morning shooting of man at hotel near Kansas City airport
Police were investigating a shooting of a man Wednesday morning at the SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western near Kansas City International Airport, a police spokeswoman said.
The victim’s condition was not immediately known, said Officer Doaa El-Ashkar, a spokeswoman for Kansas City police.
Officers responded shortly after 8:40 a.m. to a reported shooting at the hotel in the 11800 block of Northwest Plaza Circle. Arriving officers found a man who had been possibly critically injured in a shooting, El-Ashkar said.
No suspect information was available.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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This story was originally published June 17, 2020 at 11:59 AM.
