Police investigate shooting near 5th and Lowell

A shooting has been reported Wednesday morning in the 500 block of Lowell Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., according to police.

The shooting victim has serious injuries, according to a police spokesman.

Police responded to the shooting about 6:27 a.m. Jan. 4 and discovered a man who had been shot and was in the stairwell of the apartment building, the spokesman said.

The victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries from the gunshot wound, the police spokesman said.

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