Police investigate homicide after shooting victim found at Independence retail store
Police are investigating a homicide after a man was killed late Thursday morning near an Independence retail store.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. when shots were fired in the area of the 13800 block of East 35th Street South.
Arriving officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound inside a car in the Cargo Largo parking lot, said Officer Jack Taylor, a spokesman for the Independence Police Department.
Another man was found with the victim. He informed police that the shooting occurred at an apartment complex across the street. The man was not injured.
No one has been arrested. Taylor said, however, officers have identified a residence that another person possibly involved may be associated with.
This is the sixth homicide in the Kansas City metro area since Tuesday morning. Four of the six killings have taken place in Kansas City.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Independence Police Department’s TIPS Hotline at 816-325-7777 or email leads@indepmo.org.
This story was originally published April 14, 2022 at 12:25 PM.
