Police investigating homicide reported Saturday on south edge of Kansas City
Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot on the south edge of Kansas City.
Officers responded to a report of a car crash around 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the 8200 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard, according to Capt. Leslie Foreman, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Officers saw a vehicle off the side of the road that had struck a tree. The driver was slumped over and appeared to have been shot, Foreman said. He was declared dead at the scene.
Police located a potential crime scene just to the south, Foreman said.
There was no suspect information.
The homicide was the 84th killing so far this year in Kansas City, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes police shootings. At this time last year, the city had recorded 83 homicides.
Anyone with information can anonymously call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published July 16, 2022 at 11:20 AM.
