KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man died at an area hospital following an altercation at a convenience store overnight.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says officers were dispatched to Truman Medical Center just after 3:45 a.m. on a reported shooting.
Officers arrived to learn a male victim with life-threatening injuries from gunshot wounds was dropped off from a private vehicle.
Just after 6:00 a.m. detectives were notified the man, 22 year-old Mihail, Martinez-Aguilar died in surgery.
Homicide detectives say a small crime scene was located at a nearby convenience store in the 4800 block of Independence Avenue.
It was determined that Martinez-Aguilar and suspect knew one another and were involved in an argument before the shooting occurred.
Detectives are working to develop a person of interest responsible, and do not have anyone in custody at this time.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to call the TIPS hotline at 816 474-TIPS
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If you have any information about a crime, you can contact your local police department directly. But if you want/need to remain anonymous, you should call the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, the hotline could 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.
