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Police looking for help identifying person in possible connection with 67th, Richmond shooting

KCPD looking for tips
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UPDATE: July, 18,noon: Kansas City police are asking for assistance in identifying the individual who may have information regarding the death of Rickey Cubit. Tips can be made at the Missing Persons unit at 816 234-5043, or the TIPS hotline at 816 474-TIPS.

There is a reward of up to $25,000.00 for information through the TIPS hotline.

A man is dead and a woman was hospitalized with critical injuries after a shooting Saturday night at 67th Street and Richmond Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

Shortly after 11 p.m., officers with the KCMO Police Department responded to the scene of a reported shooting.

Police found an adult male victim, later identified as 45-year-old Rickey A. Cubit, injured from gunfire.

Cubit died on the scene.

An adult female who also suffered apparent gunshot wounds arrived at a fire station near 67th and Richmond. She was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries.

KCPD homicide detectives and crime scene personnel responded to the area to recover evidence and speak with potential witnesses.

Anyone with information can call KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.

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.