One dead, one arrested after KCK stabbing followed by police chase Saturday
One person is dead and another is in police custody after a stabbing followed by a police chase Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas.
Police were called around 10:40 Saturday morning because of a suspicious person, the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said in a Twitter post Sunday.
Officers responded to the 2200 block of Troup.
When officers arrived, the post said, they located a person in the grass suffering from stab wounds. The man was transported to a hospital where he later died.
A suspect fled the scene and was arrested after a vehicle chase that involved the Kansas Highway Patrol, police said.
The stabbing is the 41st homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, this year according to data kept by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. There had been 23 by this time last year.
This story was originally published October 4, 2020 at 3:22 PM.
