Crime

Police identify woman fatally shot in Kansas City, Kansas, as Atchison resident

Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified a 23-year-old woman who was killed in a Nov. 17 double shooting as Emileigh N. Wilson.

Police were called to the 1600 block of Walker Avenue on a reported shooting. Arriving officers found shooting victims from two locations that appeared to be from the same incident. In addition to Wilson another victim was seriously wounded in the shooting.

Officers found a male victim outside a residence at 15th Street and Walker Avenue.

They later discovered Wilson inside a vehicle near the intersection of 15th Street and Waverly Avenue, about a mile away. Wilson was dead when police arrived, police said.

Wilson was a resident of Atchison, police said in a press released on Monday.

No other details were released. Police continued their investigation on Monday.

Anyone with information is urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published November 22, 2021 at 10:06 AM.

Glenn E. Rice
The Kansas City Star
Glenn E. Rice is an investigative reporter who focuses on law enforcement and the legal system. He has been with The Star since 1988. In 2020 Rice helped investigate discrimination and structural racism that went unchecked for decades inside the Kansas City Fire Department.
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