Victim of Saturday night Kansas City homicide identified
A man fatally shot Saturday night in Kansas City was identified Monday as 25-year-old Rodney Peoples.
He died at the scene of the 7 p.m. Saturday shooting in the 3300 block of Indiana Avenue.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
Counting another killing on Sunday, Kansas City has recorded 46 homicides this year, a 35 percent increase from last year’s total as of June 12.
This year’s tally also ties 2012 for the highest mark in the last five years through June 12.
Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc
This story was originally published June 13, 2016 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Victim of Saturday night Kansas City homicide identified."