KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 17-year-old succumbed to his injuries after a shootout in a business parking lot in September in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said officers were called around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 to the 7500 block of E. 87th Street on a reported shooting.
When officers arrived, they located 17-year-old Lipara Westmoreland suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a nearby store.
The preliminary investigation indicated he was standing in the parking lot of the store armed with a firearm when there was an exchange of gunfire between him and unknown suspects.
Westmoreland was transported to an area hospital but died from his injuries a month later on Oct. 3.
An investigation is underway, and anyone with any information is encouraged to contact police.
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