KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a shooting that left one woman dead and two men injured Friday night in the city's Lykins Neighborhood.
Around 9:20 p.m. Friday, officers with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 3700 block of Independence Avenue.
Upon arrival to the scene, police located a male and female who had both been struck by gunfire.
KCPD officers provided aid and called EMS to the shooting scene.
The female was unresponsive and was declared deceased on the scene, per KCPD.
The male victim was conscious and was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police later learned of a third victim, a male, who arrived to the area of 14th Street and Bennington Avenue and told police he had been struck by gunfire in the 3700 block of Independence Avenue. He was also transported to an area hospital in non-life-threatening condition.
Investigation from KCPD indicates one of the male victims had an altercation with an unknown suspect on the sidewalk near Independence Avenue. The situation escalated and the suspect fired at the three victims.
KCPD detectives are searching for witnesses and surveillance video of the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
The shooting marked the city's 174th homicide of 2023.
With the shooting Friday night, KCMO is just six homicides away from recording its deadliest year on record.
Only 2020 has seen more homicides when the city finished with 179.
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