2 killed in Wednesday shooting in KCK’s Shawnee Heights neighborhood
Two people are dead following an afternoon shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, Shawnee Heights neighborhood Wednesday.
Officers with the KCK Police Department were called to the 1700 block of South 16th Street around 3:40 p.m. on reports of a shooting, according to a news release from Nancy Chartrand, a spokesperson for the department.
There, investigators found two male victims suffering from gunshot wounds, Chartrand said. Both were transported to an area hospital, where they died.
The shooting marks the eighth and ninth homicides in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2026, compared to eight deaths at this time last year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
The police department’s major case unit is investigating the incident, Chartrand said. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the anonymous Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
