KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City.
Just after 4:30p.m. Friday, patrol officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Benton on a reported shooting, according to Officer Phil DiMartino.
As officers arrived they were directed to the intersection of 8th and Benton, just to the east. There they located an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds. KCFD personnel responded and medics pronounced the victim deceased on scene. This is being investigated as a homicide, and a subject of interest was taken into custody pending further investigation.
Preliminary information revealed there was an altercation between multiple people that led to shots being fired and the victim being struck. Police have not released the name of the victim.