Man found shot and killed in vehicle Thursday night in Kansas City
Editors note: The Kansas City Police Department initially identified the victim as a woman on Thursday before issuing a corrected statement. Police on Friday said the victim was a man and identified him as 18-year-old Andrew Haines.
A homicide investigation was underway after a man was found shot inside a vehicle Thursday evening in Kansas City, police said in a news release.
Officers responded to a medical call about 9:30 p.m. in the area of East 116th Terrace and Troost Avenue. Arriving officers found the victim inside a vehicle who had been shot, said Officer Donna Drake, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Emergency medical workers pronounced the victim dead at the scene, Drake said. Police were investigating his death as a homicide.
On Friday, police identified the victim as 18-year-old Andrew Haines.
Detectives and crime scene investigators collected evidence and canvassed the area looking for witnesses. The victim’s name was not released. No suspect information was available.
The killing was Kansas City’s 31st homicide of the year. Kansas City ended last year with 182 homicides, the most in the city’s history in a single year, according to data maintained by The Star.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. A reward of up to $25,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest.
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This story was originally published March 12, 2021 at 8:48 AM.
