Police investigate homicide at 9th and Barnett

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide just after 3:30 p.m. Dec. 30 at North 9th Street and Barnett Avenue.

A police spokesman stated that police responded to the report of a shooting at that location, and once there, they discovered someone else had already transported the victim to a hospital before the police arrived. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the spokesman.

The identity of the deceased victim will not be released until there is positive identification and family notification, according to police.

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.