Homicide victim identified

A Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman today identified the victim of a fatal shooting on Thursday at 63rd and Parallel Parkway.

The victim was Derrick Horton, 39, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, the spokesman said.

When officers arrived at 63rd and Parallel Parkway around 2:53 p.m. Thursday, they found Horton with multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen and legs, according to police. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.