Police investigate shooting at Northland KC apartment after man dies at hospital
Update: Police have identified the victim as 23-year-old Alejandro J. Meza Jr., Capt. Jake Becchina said in a press release. Detectives are making “good headway” identifying a person of interest.
Police are investigating a shooting that killed one man in Kansas City’s Cooley Highlands neighborhood Saturday morning.
Officers responded just after 11 a.m. to the 3000 block of Northeast 37th Street after a call about the sound of gunfire.
While officers were on their way to the scene, they were notified that a man arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds, said Jake Becchina, a Kansas City Police Department spokesman. Hospital staff told police the man was dropped off in a private vehicle and left there by himself.
A short time later, the man died at the hospital from his injuries, Becchina said.
Police have not yet publicly identified the man.
Officers later found evidence that a shooting likely occurred inside an apartment building on 37th Street, Becchina said.
Detectives have been canvassing the Northland neighborhood for witnesses and processing the scene for evidence.
The killing is Kansas City’s 70th homicide this year, according to data maintained by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. At this time last year, the city had recorded 67 homicides.
Becchina said KCPD is asking for the public’s help with information about the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call homicide unit detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.
This story was originally published June 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM.
