KC police investigate homicide after stabbing victim dies at hospital
Kansas City police are investigating a homicide after a 63-year-old man who was stabbed Friday died.
Officers responded to a disturbance just after 8 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Linwood. They located a man who had been stabbed and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The victim was identified as Larry Dickerson, said Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Witnesses told police that they saw Dickerson and another man in a physical altercation. The suspect ran west from the scene.
Police said Dickerson died Sunday at the hospital.
Dickerson lived at the apartment complex and was a maintenance employee.
His death was the 117th homicide in Kansas City this year. At this time last year, there were 86 homicides.
If anyone was in the area on the morning of July 31 or has information, they may contact the homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
