Homicide victim identified

Kansas City, Kan., police have identified a homicide victim from Aug. 31 in the 100 block of South 12th Street.

The victim was identified as Kevin E. Gonzalez, 21, a resident of Kansas City, Kan., according to a police spokesman.

The spokesman said police responded to a shooting at 11:46 p.m. Aug. 31 and found a man lying in the street, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.

A preliminary investigation showed that unknown suspects drove by and fired shots at the victim, striking him, the spokesman said.

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