‘Cutting’ victim dies Sunday night in Kansas City; homicide investigation underway
A person was fatally injured late Sunday night in Kansas City, police said.
Officers were called just before 9 p.m. to East 27th Street and Benton Boulevard on a “cutting,” Capt. David Jackson, a Kansas City Police Department spokesman, said in an email.
There, police found an injured male in front of a closed businesses, Jackson said. The victim was taken to the hospital where he later died.
No suspect information was immediately available. The investigation is ongoing.
The killing was the 131st homicide in Kansas City this year, according to data kept by The Star that includes fatal police shootings. There had been 102 homicides in Kansas City by this time last year.
An award up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest in any homicide investigation, police said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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