1 dead, 1 injured after shoplifting led to fight at auto store in Kansas City, Kansas
Update: Police identified the victim as 23-year-old Diamond Steen.
One person was killed and another injured in a fight Tuesday night outside an auto parts store in Kansas City, Kansas, which police say allegedly began as a shoplifting incident.
Officers responded to a disturbance around 6:20 p.m. at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts at 4700 Parallel Pkwy, where they found a man unresponsive outside the store, said officer Jovanna Cheatum, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.
Dispatchers said two men were stealing from the store, when a physical fight broke out between employees and the shoplifters.
One man, identified as one of the alleged shoplifters, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man who also allegedly tried to steal from the store had minor injuries and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Police have a suspect in custody.
The killing was the 19th homicide in Kansas City, Kansas this year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published September 20, 2023 at 6:58 AM.
