Kansas City 2022 Homicide #144: Troost Triple Shooting Injures 2 Women & Kills Man

Report of a late-death following overnight gunfire reminds us that our KCMO homicide crisis continues. 

As always, stats help tell the story . . .

THE KANSAS CITY HOMICIDE COUNT SPIKES 14% OVER LAST YEAR AND RANKS AMONGST THE WORST IN THE NATION!!!

Local media has mostly downplayed record breaking rising violence and, sadly, the topic is now part of an unproductive partisan debate amid midterm election season. Meanwhile, victims keep piling up. 

Here is the latest report . . .

Homicide At 57th Street & Troost Avenue

On 10/25/2022 at 2333 hours, officers were dispatched to 5709 Troost Ave regarding a shooting.

Upon arrival, officers located two shooting victims, an adult male and an adult female, in front of the establishment. Both were transported to a local hospital.

A third victim, an adult female, was shot and responded to the hospital in a private vehicle.

It was later updated that the male victim succumbed to his injuries.

There is no further information at this time. Homicide detectives are currently investigating.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Man dead, two women injured in late Tuesday night shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man is dead and two woman are in the hospital following a shooting on Troost Avenue late Tuesday night. According to the Kansas City Police Department, officers were called to the area near 57th Street and Troost Avenue on reports of a shooting at 11:33 p.m.

1 dead, 2 injured in Tuesday night shooting near Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One person is dead and two are injured after a shooting Tuesday night in Kansas City, Missouri. At around 11:33 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at 5709 Troost Ave.

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