The Kansas City Police Department is investigating after a man was found dead in a business parking lot Thursday afternoon.

Police have not identified a person of interest in the shooting, and no arrests were made Wednesday night, according to Gonzalez. Wednesday’s shooting was the 135th homicide reported in Kansas City in 2024, according to data collected by The Star. At this time last year, 164 homicides had been reported in the city.

Police were called to the 5600 block of East 69th Street around 6:30 p.m. where they found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, but died several hours later, according to Sgt. Philip DiMartino, spokesperson with the Kansas City Police Department.

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