KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating a deadly shooting on Interstate 29 north of Kansas City have identified the victim as 50-year-old Dennis Sharkey of Liberty, according to the Platte County Sheriff.
Just after 7p.m. Friday, police were called to the area of southbound Interstate 29 near NW 72nd Street in Kansas City in regard to a vehicle that was observed to have run off the roadway, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.
First responders located a vehicle south of NW 72nd Street, off the highway on the southbound side and down an embankment up against a barrier fence on the outer road, NW Prairie View Road.
Officers approached the vehicle and located Sharkey who appeared to have been shot, unresponsive inside the vehicle. Officers rendered aid until EMS arrived and took over.
EMS transported Sharakey to the hospital for treatment. A short time later the victim was declared deceased at the hospital, according to Becchina.
Preliminary investigation indicates the shooting likely occurred while Sharkey was traveling southbound at or just north of NW 72nd Street. Detectives and crime scene investigators temporarily closed north of that location to conduct their investigation and searched closely for any potential evidence. The Platte County Sheriff's office is now the lead agency in the investigation.
Detectives ask if anyone was in this area of Interstate 29 around that time and saw anything of note, no matter how small for them to contact Homicide Unit directly at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.