KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was killed in a shooting in Grain Valley on Christmas.
Monday evening, Grain Valley Police Department officers responded to the 700 block of SW Woodland Circle.
Police located a victim with a gunshot wound. The person died at the scene.
Officers then took the suspect into custody on the scene without incident. The suspect was a family member of the deceased.
“The incident was determined to be a domestic violence assault involving a father and son. Multiple witnesses were present and have been interviewed by law enforcement,” Grain Valley police shared on social media.
Grain Valley police have a partnership with Hope House, a KC-area domestic violence shelter. You can reach Hope House’s 24-hour hotline at 816-461-4673.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233.
In an emergency, call 911.
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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.
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.
