Man shot near 13th and Central

A man was shot about 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, in the 1300 block of Central Avenue.

A Kansas City, Kansas, Police spokesman stated that officers received a report of shots fired and went to the 1300 block of Central, where they discovered that a man in his early 70s had been shot. The man was on the sidewalk, according to police.

The victim was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, according to the spokesman.