Sep 07, 2023

Homicide: KC stabbing victim dies two weeks after attack

Posted Sep 07, 2023 8:00 AM
Police found the victim in the parking lot of the Gabriel Tower apartment complex-photo Sheriff Darryl Forte'
Police found the victim in the parking lot of the Gabriel Tower apartment complex-photo Sheriff Darryl Forte'

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent knife attack.

 Just after 9p.m. August 22, police were dispatched to a cutting at the Gabriel Tower apartment complex in the 1600 Block of Jackson in Kansas City, according to Police Captain Corey Carlisle.

First responders located a victim later identified as 60-year-old Lambert Smalls in a parking lot with apparent bodily trauma. Smalls was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Wednesday, police reported he died.

A suspect has been taken into custody. Circumstances leading to the assault appeared to be a disturbance between Smalls and the suspect. 

The Medical Examiner ruled this incident a homicide. This is the 138th homicide in KCMO this year.   Police have not released the name of the suspect or possible charges.