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Man Fatally Shot in Westport Parking Lot as Kansas City Police Launch Homicide Probe

Detectives are seeking witnesses through Crime Stoppers.

Overview

  • Officers near Westport Road and Mill Street heard gunfire around 2:50 a.m. Sunday and found an unresponsive man with gunshot wounds in a restaurant parking lot.
  • The victim received aid at the scene, was taken by EMS to a hospital, and was later pronounced dead, police said.
  • Investigators say the man had interacted with one or more people in the lot shortly before shots were fired.
  • No arrests or suspect details have been released as homicide detectives and crime-scene personnel canvass for witnesses and evidence.
  • Police urge tips to the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477, with anonymous submissions eligible for a cash reward.