KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An argument escalated to gunfire Thursday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, and police found a victim dead in the middle of an eastside street.
At about 10:30 a.m., officers responded to the 5400 block of College Avenue on a reported shooting.
They found the victim, later identified by KCPD as 68-year-old William Bradford, unresponsive. Bradford was declared dead at the scene.
A police department spokesperson stated the victim and suspect were involved in an argument before the shooting.
The suspect left the scene in a maroon and tan Ford F-150 pickup truck with the Missouri license plate 8FHB06.
Police said the vehicle was stolen with the bed cover rolled up and the tailgate down.
The image of the truck provided by KCPD is below.
This was the 116th homicide of 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.
There had been 145 homicides at this time last year in KCMO.
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