One dead, one in critical condition following shooting on 5th Street

Kansas City, Kansas, detectives are investigating a double shooting late Sunday night that left one person dead and another in critical condition, according to a police spokesman.

Officers received the dispatch call just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of North 5th Street.

When they arrived, officers discovered two adult males outside, the victims of apparent gunfire, the spokesman stated.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, according to the spokesman.

The location was on 5th Street, between Everett and Freeman avenues.

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

Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, the spokesman stated. All tips are anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.