KCK officers find one dead and one injured during nighttime operation due to shooting

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Kansas City, Kansas police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one person dead.

According to KCKPD, the shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. on August 24 in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard.

Officers were initially dispatched to the 900 block where they found a shooting victim who was outside and alert. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Another victim was then found in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The KCKPD Major Case Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS line at 816-474-TIPS (8477). All tips remain anonymous and may result in a cash reward.

This was the first of two shootings that night in the Kansas City metro.

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