Police shoot, kill man claiming he came towards them with knife in Kansas City’s Northland
Update: The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the man killed in the police shooting as 57-year-old Andrew Evans Jr. of Kansas City.
A Kansas City police officer shot and killed a 57-year-old man who they claim “advanced toward officers” with a knife, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The deadly police shooting occurred about 8:40 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of North Robinhood Lane in Kansas City, North, as officers attempted to arrest the man on suspicion of domestic assault, the highway patrol said.
The highway patrol identified the man as Andrew Evans Jr. of Kansas City.
According to a preliminary investigation, Kansas City police officers were notified of a reported domestic assault that allegedly occurred at the home on North Robinhood Lane.
The victim had left the home and met officers at another location. The victim was then taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
After interviewing the victim, officers went to the home to arrest a suspect, arriving about 8:40 p.m.
Evans allegedly exited the home with a “large knife” and “advanced toward officers,” the highway patrol said. During the confrontation, one officer fired his gun, striking Evans. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The highway patrol said that one officer was treated at the scene and released for minor injuries.
The killing is Kansas City’s 24th homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. That compares to 19 homicides reported by this time last year. Kansas City has gotten off to a deadly start this year.
The number of homicides so far in 2025 is slightly ahead of the number of killings for the same period in 2023, which was Kansas City’s deadliest year with 185 homicides. In 2023, there were 22 homicides by this time.
Kansas City police will continue to investigate the domestic violence while the highway patrol will investigate the police shooting.
The Star’s Ilana Arougheti provided some information for this story.
This story was originally published February 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM.
