Man shot to death in Kansas City neighborhood, marking the city’s 100th killing of the year
Update: Kansas City police later identified the victim as 38-year-old Timmy Mitchell.
A man died after being shot in a neighborhood on Kansas City’s East Side, marking the city’s 100th homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Star.
Just before 1 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a shooting at East 43rd Street and College Avenue, said Officer Donna Drake, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Arriving officers found the victim who was suffering from gunshot wounds, Drake said. Officers immediately began rending aid to the victim. When an emergency medical crew arrived, they declared the victim dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators responded to the area and were collecting evidence and speaking to any witnesses.
The daytime killing happened in Kansas City’s Oak Park neighborhood, a part of town known to grapple with high levels of gun violence.
On May 21, three people were killed and two were wounded in a shooting at the Kylmax Lounge at the corner of 43rd Street and Indiana Avenue, steps away from the Friday’s shooting. And a shooting Sunday outside an auto shop at 57th Street and Prospect Avenue known to host after-hours gatherings left three dead and six wounded.
The killing keeps Kansas City on pace for its deadliest year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. There were 74 killings by this time last year, which ended as the second-deadliest year on record with 171 killings.
In 2020, 182 lives were lost, the most homicides ever recorded. By this time that year, the city had reported 97 homicides.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information provided to TIPS which leads to an arrest in the case.
Kansas City police are working with Partners for Peace in all of the city’s homicide investigations to monitor risks for retaliation and provide social services to those affected.
This story was originally published June 30, 2023 at 2:51 PM.
