Double shooting Sunday in Kansas City leaves one dead and another injured
A woman was killed and another person was injured in a shooting early Sunday in Kansas City.
The victims arrived at a hospital about 3:30 a.m. in a private car with two or three other people, according to an emailed statement from the Kansas City Police Department. The people in the car reported they were in the area of 68th Street and Cleveland Avenue when the shooting occurred.
Officers responded to the area and were alerted about a residence that may have been involved in the shooting. Police took a person of interest into custody.
Police later identified the homicide victim as 23-year-old Jazmyn Henrion.
Anyone with information is urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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This story was originally published August 23, 2020 at 9:11 AM.
