Kansas City 2023 Homicide #151: Deadly Double Shooting On Woodland

This week we noticed many opinions and insights on global war whilst the ongoing homicide epidemic continues without much fanfare of many new ideas from politico.

Here's the opening word from local news  . . .

"A KCPD spokesperson said the shooting happened around 7 p.m. near 31st Street and Woodland Avenue. Police said officers were already in the area when the shooting call went out. They found one victim inside a car and another in the street."

More info in this first report: 

Homicide 31st and Woodland Ave

On 10/19/2023 just after 7 pm, officers were dispatched to 31st and Woodland on a reported sound of shots.

Upon arrival, officers located an adult male inside a vehicle suffering from apparent gun shot wounds.  Officers were also notified by citizens another male was lying in the street. EMS arrived on scene and pronounced the victim deceased that was lying in the street and transported the victim inside the vehicle to an area hospital in critical condition.

The circumstances leading up to the homicide are unknown.  No one is in custody at this time. We have no reason to believe there is an immediate risk to the public.

Homicide detectives and Crime Scene Personnel have responded to the scene.  They will be processing the scene to recover any evidence and speaking to any potential witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 816-234-5043. Or if you wish to remain anonymous you can do so by calling the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information provided to TIPS which leads to an arrest in the case.

We are committed to assisting victims of violent crimes through use of Missouri’s Protection Program for Victims/Witnesses of Violent Crime. Funding for temporary, or even permanent relocation, may be available but is subject to pre-approval by the State’s administering agency.

We are working with Partners for Peace in all our homicide investigations to monitor risks for retaliation and provide social services to affected residents.

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