Overview
- Off-duty officers at the Town Topic restaurant heard gunfire in the Crossroads, found a wounded man who later died, and detained several people including one who was armed.
- Detectives say an interaction between several groups at the Crossroads scene escalated into gunfire as people and vehicles fled, and they are working to identify suspects.
- In a separate case near 55th and Prospect, officers found an adult male shot inside a vehicle at a gas station and declared him dead at the scene.
- Police say the 55th and Prospect case is a homicide and they are seeking a person of interest described as an adult male.
- Both investigations remain active, and police ask anyone with information to call KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.