Juvenile found shot to death on porch Saturday evening in Kansas City, police say
A teenage boy is dead after a shooting Saturday evening in Kansas City, police said.
Officers were called at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday to a shooting at a home in the 3500 block of Agnes Avenue, Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman with the Kansas City Police Department, said in an email.
There, police found a victim on a front porch suffering from gunshot wounds, Becchina said. Police began rendering aid until EMS arrived.
The victim, a teenage boy, was eventually declared dead at the scene, Becchina said.
Police believe the shooting happened in front of the home.
No suspect information was immediately available. The name and age of the homicide victim has not yet been made public.
The latest killing marks the 99th homicide this year in Kansas City, according to data maintained by The Star. By this time last year — the deadliest year on record — the city had suffered 130 homicides.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the homicide unit at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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