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Homicide victim identified

A victim of a homicide on April 14 has been identified, according to Kansas City, Kan., police.

Oscar Sanchez-Escamilla, 30, of Kansas City, Kan., was the victim of a shooting on I-635 near I-70 on April 14.

At the time of the shooting, police said they did not believe it had anything to do with a series of recent highway shootings under investigation in Kansas City, Mo.

Sanchez-Escamilla was one of two gunshot victims who went to the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan., around 3:30 a.m. April 14.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit is investigating.

Anyone with information about the shooting may call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Governor orders flags flown at half-staff in memory of shooting victims

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sunup to sundown on Thursday, April 17, and Friday, April 18, in honor of Dr. William Corporon, Reat Griffin Underwood and Terri Lamanno.

The three were victims of shootings at the Jewish Community Campus and Village Shalom in Overland Park, Kan., on April 13.

Memorial services for Lamanno, Corporon and Underwood are scheduled on Thursday and Friday.

“On behalf of the citizens of Kansas, Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer and I offer our condolences to the families and friends of those whose lives were lost in this senseless act of violence,” Gov. Brownback said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”

New technology at KU Hospital removes blood clots more safely

A new safer way to remove clots in key blood vessels to the heart is now available at The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan.

Called AngioVac, the procedure uses a catheter to vacuum out the damaging clot, then filters the blood captured during the procedure and returns it to the patient, meaning there is no blood loss.  The technology will primarily be used for critical blood vessels around the heart.

Interventional radiologist,  Dr. Zach Collins, believes the AngioVac is far superior to the riskier option of surgery to get the clot.  In addition, the recovery from the procedure is much faster than surgery.

To see a KU Hospital video about this procedure, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PAtLVDnrg

 – Story and video from KU Hospital