Kansas City 2022 Homicide #98: Deadly Shooting Along Bloody Path To Century Mark

For the second time on Sunday, Kansas City gunfire left another victim dead and boosted the homicide count past last year's historic pace. 

KC now seems doomed to exceed last year's count - The 2nd highest in local history - as this year's number is nearly 10% higher than 2021 at this date on the calendar and continues to trend upward.

Here's the first report . . .

Homicide 9900 block of Walnut

This evening, just after 10 PM, officers were dispatched to the 9900 block of Walnut in regard to sound of shots. Multiple calls came in reporting sound of shots.  While officers were in route, the call was updated to a shooting. Upon arrival officers located a vehicle in the parking lot. There was an adult male inside of the vehicle who had been shot. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased. We do not have any suspect information at this time and are asking for the public’s help.

Detectives and crime scene personnel have responded to the scene and are actively canvassing for witnesses and processing the scene for evidence. If you have any information please call the Homicide Unit at 234-5043. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call the TIPS hotline at 474-TIPS, with up to a $25,000 reward for an arrest in this case.

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