Kansas City police investigate fatal shooting in Marlborough Heights neighborhood
A man was fatally shot on Friday night in Kansas City’s Marlborough Heights neighborhood, according to police.
Kansas City police officers were called just after 7:30 p.m. to the 8000 block of Wayne Avenue on a reported shooting, Officer Donna Drake, a department spokeswoman, said at the scene. A gunshot victim was discovered in a yard, just off the roadway, who was pronounced dead after emergency medical personnel arrived.
Several streets were blocked off and were expected to remain that way for hours. Drake said police had established a large perimeter for the purpose of collecting evidence.
“This investigation is just beginning,” Drake said, adding: “We just want to make sure we don’t miss anything valuable to this victim’s case.”
Police did not have a suspect in custody as of Friday night and were asking the public for help to identify the shooter. Detectives were looking to speak with any potential witnesses, including people who had called 911.
The events that led up to the shooting were not immediately known. Regardless, Drake said, whatever transpired should not have resulted in someone “shooting and killing another person in our community.”
The killing marks the 131st homicide in Kansas City so far in 2022, according to data maintained by The Star. Last year, the city saw a total of 157 homicides, representing the second-deadliest year in its history.
Kansas City police were asking anyone with information about Friday’s fatal shooting to call homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or through the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
