Police find woman fatally shot inside apartment in Kansas City’s Hyde Park neighborhood
Police are investigating a homicide after finding a 61-year-old woman who had been shot early Wednesday inside an apartment in Kansas City’s historic Hyde Park neighborhood.
Officers responded about 2 a.m. Wednesday to the Hyde Park Place apartments near 37th Street and Gillham Road to investigate a report of people arguing followed by the sound of gunfire, said Capt. Leslie Foreman, a spokeswoman for Kansas City police.
Arriving officers found Terese Jacks inside an apartment suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical workers pronounced her dead at the scene.
One person has been taken into custody, Foreman said.
The killing marked the 59th homicide of the year in Kansas City. By this time last year, there were 69 homicides. Last year ended with 182, the most in the city’s history in a single year, according to data maintained by The Star.
Anyone who has information about the shooting was asked to call the Kansas City Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest.
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This story was originally published May 19, 2021 at 7:41 AM.
