KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri police officers are investigating another early-morning homicide.
Officers were called to the 6200 block of Northwest Westwood Lane on a report of gunshots in the area around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle that had crashed into a pole with an adult male victim inside, according to Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte.
The victim — identified Thursday as 34-year-old Justin Barstow — died at the scene.
Investigators gathered evidence at the crime scene Wednesday.
KCPD said there is no ongoing threat to the public, but the investigation remains ongoing.
This is the 75th homicide in KCMO this year and the eighth since last Friday.
Mayor Quinton Lucas and KCPD Chief of Police Stacey Graves will discuss the violent Memorial Day weekend and "efforts to make Kansas City a safer place" at a press conference at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Anyone with information on the homicide is asked to call KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
