Kansas City police identify teenager killed in shooting
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting where a teenager died on Saturday afternoon.
KCPD says officers went to the area of Linwood and Park Avenue, just east of 71 Highway near Sanford Brown Plaza, on a reported shooting at about 3 p.m. Officers were directed to a nearby house where they found a teenage boy unresponsive.
Emergency responders attempted to save his life, but he died from his injuries. Investigators identified him as 16-year-old Derrick White.
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KCPD says they have taken in another teenager for questioning, and preliminary investigation leads police to believe this may have been an accident.
The investigation is ongoing. If you know something that will help police, call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS or contact the homicide unit directly at (816) 234-5043.
