Crime

Shooting Tuesday night leaves woman dead in Kansas City, Kansas homicide

File photo
File photo

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is investigating a Tuesday night shooting that left a woman dead.

Officers were dispatched just after 10:30 p.m. to a shooting call in the 3700 block of Plaza Drive, according to Officer Thomas Tomasic, a spokesman for the department.

When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot. She was transported to an area hospital but later died from her injuries, Tomasic said.

The homicide is the city’s 11th killing this year, according to data compiled by The Star.

The shooting occurred on a violent 24-hour period across the Kansas City area. Four people were killed in Kansas City, Missouri, including a boy who was stabbed at a middle school and three separate fatal shootings.

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, ask anyone with information to call TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

This story was originally published April 13, 2022 at 8:40 AM.

Aarón Torres
The Kansas City Star
Aarón Torres is a breaking news reporter who also covers issues of race and equity. He is bilingual with Spanish being his first language.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER