KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police said a 36-year-old man was the victim of a weekend shooting at East 31st Street and Prospect Avenue.
Just after 3 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the area where they witnessed “numerous people firing gunshots at a vehicle and a person,” according to a police department statement.
Officers found the victim, Ivan Tyson, and provided first aid until emergency medical services personnel arrived.
Tyson died a few hours later at a hospital.
When people on the shooting scene saw officers in the area, they reportedly fled in vehicles.
Police report additional officers were called to the area to “attempt to locate any of the people or vehicles that were initially observed.” However, their efforts were met with “negative results.”
Four other people died in Sunday morning shootings in east KCMO.
Three people were killed in a shooting atEast 57th Street and Prospect Avenue, and one person died in a shooting atEast 36th Street and Michigan Avenue.
KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke on the deadly weekend via social media, sending his condolences to the loved ones of the families as well as residents of the city.
Earlier today, four special people lost their lives to gun violence on Prospect Ave. Another was shot and killed outside a residence nearby. Our community and I grieve for their families, will not go numb to violence, and will never stop working to prevent preventable tragedies.
— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) June 26, 2023
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 816-234-5043. To remain anonymous, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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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.
