Update: The teen who was shot has died from his injuries, according to police.
A teen suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting about 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, in the 6600 block of Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, according to police.
Officers responded after receiving a report of shots fired and found a male teen who had been shot on a sidewalk, said Nancy Chartrand, public information officer for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
The teen was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, the spokesman stated.
The suspect left in a vehicle and has not been apprehended, the spokesman stated. The suspect fled before police arrived.
The sidewalk where the shooting took place was adjacent to Hazel Grove Elementary School, which has a summer program in session, Chartrand stated. The students were all inside the building at the time of the shooting.
The building went into a lockdown, and students then were released to their families, she said.
The teen who was injured was not a student there, and the shooting was not on school property, Chartrand said.
Officers from the school district’s police department also responded and were a significant presence to reassure school families and assist, she said.
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.