Aug 24, 2024

One dead, 2 wounded from gunfire outside business in Kansas City

Posted Aug 24, 2024 3:00 PM
Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KCTV
Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KCTV

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating another homicide in Kansas City.

Just before 3:30a.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of shots fired near 39th Street and Central Street, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.

First responders found one shooting victim. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police later learned that another man and a woman injured from the gunfire had gone to the hospital for treatment. They are expected to survive, according to DiMartino.

Investigators determined three victims had been part of a group of people that had gathered outside of a business shortly before the gunfire started.