Sketch of south Kansas City shooting suspect released

Authorities on Tuesday released a composite sketch of a suspect in the February shooting of a south Kansas City man.

A reward of up to $15,000 is being offered for information in the assault that left the victim hospitalized with four gunshot wounds.

The gunman also shot the victim’s dog to death during the crime in the 1000 block of West 111th Street.

The victim and his dog, Duke, had just returned home when they were shot in an apparent attempted robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Callers can remain anonymous.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published June 23, 2015 at 1:48 PM with the headline "Sketch of south Kansas City shooting suspect released."