KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said one person is dead and a suspect is in custody after exchanging gunfire with officers Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri.
KCPD responded shortly before 5 a.m. to reports of a disturbance at the Days Inn and Suites, 8601 Hillcrest Road.
While officers were en route, police said shots were fired at the hotel.
A man at the scene had been shot and later died on the scene.
Police said the suspect, an adult man, ran south from the scene. Officers located the man near East 87th Street and Interstate 435.
KCPD said officers saw the suspect had a gun and exchanged gunfire with the man. Neither police nor the suspect were injured.
Police then took the suspect into custody.
Ride KC told KSHB 41 News that bus routes will be impacted by the homicide.
KCPD will investigate the homicide. The department also will investigate the exchange of gunfire between police and the suspect rather than hand it off to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, because nobody was struck.
Anyone with information is asked to to call KCPD Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous Greater Kansas City Crime Stopper Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
