KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating a homicide Friday night that left one person dead.
Just before 6 p.m., officers were dispatched to East 75th Street and The Paseo on a shooting.
Upon arrival, they were directed towards a vehicle that was stopped in the southbound lanes of Paseo.
As they approached the vehicle, they located an adult male shooting victim, later identified as 66-year-old Dennis Griffin, unresponsive inside the vehicle.
Officers rendered aid until emergency crews arrived and took over.
Emergency medical personnel transported Griffin to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. At the hospital, Griffin was pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigation indicates that Griffin was in his vehicle when he was shot by an unknown suspect from outside of the vehicle.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators are at the scene processing evidence and canvassing for any potential witnesses.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted to that hotline.
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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.
