Crime

Police release name of Kansas City’s latest homicide victim

A 66-year-old man died five days after being severely injured during an altercation Feb. 19 in Kansas City, police said Wednesday.

They identified him as Robert Dunlap.

Details of what led to the altercation at 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue remain under investigation, police said. No arrests have been made.

Dunlap, a Kansas City, Kan. resident, was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital with severe head trauma and never regained consciousness. He died Feb. 24, police said.

His death is Kansas City’s 18th homicide of the year. There were 13 homicides reported during the same period in 2015.

Glenn E. Rice: 816-234-4341, @GRicekcstar

This story was originally published March 2, 2016 at 11:21 AM with the headline "Police release name of Kansas City’s latest homicide victim."

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