KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a homicide in the 1000 block of W. 38th Street.
Officers were called shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday to the area on reports of shots fired. While en route, the call was upgraded to a shooting.
Police found an adult male with gunshot wounds in a common access stairwell in an apartment building in the area.
Despite medics providing aid, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police identified the victim as Wayne E. Gordon, 57.
Due to the neighborhood being "heavily populated," police said detectives are looking for surveillance footage and are talking to witnesses to gather what led to the violence.
This incident was the second homicide KCPD responded to Monday.
Earlier, police found a man shot to death in a church parking lot in south KC.
Anyone with information in either incident is asked to contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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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.
