Shooting scene at 75th Place and State Avenue

Kansas City, Kansas, police investigated a shooting near 75th Place and State Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. State Avenue was closed to traffic during the investigation. (Staff photo)
Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a shooting near 75th Place and State Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. According to a social media post by the police department, a person suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting. (Staff photo)
Kansas City, Kansas, police investigated a shooting near 75th Place and State Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. (Staff photo)
Kansas City, Kansas, police investigated a shooting scene near 75th Place and State Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. State Avenue was closed during the investigation. (Staff photo)

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a shooting about 12:51 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, in the 7500 block of State Avenue.

According to a police spokesman, a male juvenile had been shot and sustained life-threatening injuries. The juvenile was taken to a hospital.

The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Indictment: Five pounds of heroin was headed for KC

A man from Mexico was indicted here today on federal charges of heroin trafficking, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Orlando Alexis Gaxiola-Guevara, 23, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.

On June 26, 2019, the defendant was a passenger in a 2008 Ford Fusion eastbound on I-70 when a deputy with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office stopped the car.

According to court documents, investigators found approximately five pounds of black tar heroin and brown powder heroin hidden in the quarter panels of the car.

If convicted, the defendant faces a penalty of not less than 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle McFarlane is prosecuting.