Homicide reported at Matney Park

The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide at Matney Park, near 39th and Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, Kansas.

At 5:23 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, a call to 911 reported a shooting at Matney Park, near Shawnee Drive.

When law enforcement officers arrived, they found a deceased male, possibly in his late 20s or early 30s, in a car within the park, according to a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office. The victim had several gunshot wounds.

The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office investigations unit is investigating. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, the spokesman stated.