Crime

55-year-old KCK man identified as person killed in Tuesday shooting, police investigating

Kansas City, Kansas, police were investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead Tuesday afternoon in the 2200 block of North 56th Terrace.
Kansas City, Kansas, police were investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead Tuesday afternoon in the 2200 block of North 56th Terrace.

A man found shot to death earlier this week in a Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood has been identified as 55-year-old resident of the city, a police spokeswoman said Thursday.

Officers investigating a reported shooting found Alonzo E. Mosley shortly before 2 p.m. inside a home in the 2200 block of North 56th Terrace, said Officer Jovanna Cheatum, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, said in a news release.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His killing is the eight homicide in Kansas City, Kansas., so far this year, according to data maintained by The Star. In 2022, the city saw 40 homicides.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s major case unit continues to investigate the homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star
Robert A. Cronkleton is a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star, covering crime, courts, transportation, weather and climate. He’s been at The Star for 36 years. His skills include multimedia and data reporting and video and audio editing. Support my work with a digital subscription
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