Jun 14, 2021

Kansas City police investigate 68th homicide of 2021

Posted Jun 14, 2021 7:30 PM

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police are investigating the shooting death of a woman in a southeastern Kansas City neighborhood.

The shooting happened around 10 a.m. Sunday in a home along East Linwood, just blocks from the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, police said in a news release. Police had not released the woman’s name by early Monday morning, and no other details of the shooting were given.

Police also had not announced any arrests in the case by Monday morning.

The woman's death marked the 68th homicide this year in Kansas City. The city set a record for homicides in 2020 with 182.