KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement investigating another homicide in Kansas City have identified the victim as 30-year-old Levon J. Quinn, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez.
Just after 4p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to Westport and Broadway on a reported accident. The call was updated to a shooting.
First responders located a Quinn in a vehicle near 43rd and Broadway unresponsive and suffering from gunshot trauma. EMS responded and transported him to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Preliminary information indicates an argument took place inside of a business. The argument continued as both Quinn and an adult male suspect walked outside of the business. The argument then escalated to gunfire.
Quinn left the area in a vehicle before coming to a stop near 43rd and Broadway. Initial responding officers located a man at Westport and Broadway that had been involved in an accident when the victim was driving out of the area and subsequently struck his vehicle.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide. Just before 9p.m. Friday police reported they had taken a suspect into custody.