KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Law enforcement are investigating a homicide along a highway in Kansas City. It could be a road rage shooting.
Just before 1a.m. Monday, patrol officers were dispatched to Gregory and Interstate 435 on a reported shooting, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.
As officers arrived they located a vehicle off the roadway on southbound Interstate 435, just to the south of Gregory. Inside the vehicle was an adult male victim suffering from a life threatening gunshot wound.
Officers began performing lifesaving measures and Kansas City Fire Department EMS simultaneously responded. Medics took over medical care and transported the victim to a local hospital. A short time later hospital personnel declared the victim deceased.
This is being investigated as a homicide and no one is in custody at this point. Interstate 435 southbound starting at 63rd street was closed for the several hours during the overnight investigation.