Two dead in shooting on North 31st

Two persons were dead after a shooting at 9:56 p.m. Sept. 4 in the 1800 block of North 31st Street, according to police.

The two individuals apparently were shooting at each other, according to police.

When officers arrived, they saw two victims in an alley east of 31st Street, the spokesman stated.

A man in his late 50s was dead at the scene and a man in his late 20s was rushed to a hospital, police stated. At about 1:50 a.m. Sept. 5, the second man died from his injuries, police stated.

According to the early investigation, there were only two individuals involved in the incident, the spokesman stated.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Major Case Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, police stated.