Crime

Person taken into custody after two people, including a juvenile, found stabbed in KCK

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A person was taken into custody early Friday after two people, including a juvenile, were stabbed in Kansas City, Kansas.

Just before 5 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of S. 50th Street on a report of a stabbing, said Officer T.J. Tomasic, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.

A juvenile and a man with stab wounds were found and transported to area hospitals in stable condition.

Shortly after 7:40 a.m., officers located a person of interest in the 2100 block of S. 49th who was taken into custody, Tomasic said.

The police department’s major case unit continues to investigate the double stabbing.

Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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