KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 14-year-old male was shot to death Friday night at St. John Boulevard and White Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police were sent to the shooting about 7:10 p.m. Friday.
They were taken to the house where the shooting happened.
Officers found a wounded teenage, identified as Dadrien Alvarez, who was taken to an area hospital, where he died.
KCPD initially reported that the victim was an adult male, before later updating that he is 14 years old.
A person of interest has not been identified and no one was arrested Friday night, but police do not think there is a threat to others in the area.
This was the 175th homicide of the year in KCMO.
There were 174 homicides on this date in 2020, the year that ended with 179 homicides, the most homicides in the city's history.
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