Police identify homicide victim at 9th and Barnett

Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified a homicide victim from Dec. 30 at 9th and Barnett Avenue.

According to a police spokesman, the homicide victim was Casido N. Rivera-Pillado, 28, a Kansas City, Kansas, man.

The police spokesman stated that officers responded to a shooting at the location just after 3:30 p.m. Dec. 30. They discovered someone had transported the victim to a hospital before they arrived, according to the spokesman. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.