Saturday’s incident in Northeast Kansas City resulted in one death and one injury.
A man was discovered dead and another injured during a gunshot in Northeast Kansas City on Saturday afternoon. Around 4:15 p.m., police responded to the 300 block of Maple Boulevard in Pendleton Heights. reporting bullets fired into a car that departed the scene. A few minutes later, another report came in concerning a shooting near Smart and Bales avenues, where they discovered two male shooting victims, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a KCPD spokeswoman. One person was located in the car and pronounced deceased at the spot.
The other was outdoors and was last reported in stable condition at the hospital. According to the announcement, detectives scoured both locations for witnesses and processed evidence. The killing is Kansas City’s 94th homicide in 2024, according to The Star statistics, which includes deadly police shootings. At this time last year, Kansas City had 130 murders. Anyone with information is requested to contact murder detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. There is a $25,000 reward for information received through TIPS.
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