UPDATE, Feb. 2, 5:40 p.m. | The victim has been identified as Desmond J. Matthews, 17.
Police said progress has been made in identifying a person of interest, but there are no arrests or charges at this time.
ORIGINAL STORY | Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating the city's latest homicide on Thursday night.
A man died in a shooting that happened at a BP gas station near East 30th Terrace and Van Brunt Boulevard.
Officers were called to the area at around 6:15 p.m. Upon arrival, they found the man in the parking lot suffering from gun shot wounds. He died at the scene.
No suspect information was immediately available.
This marked the third day in the row that a person was shot to death in KCMO this week.
On Tuesday, a woman died after being shot in the 8800 block of Crystal Lane at an apartment complex.
And on Wednesday, a man died near east 10th and Olive Streets after being shot at a separate location.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at (816)-474-8477.
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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.
