Police investigate stabbing on North 70th

Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating a stabbing at 7:18 p.m. April 30 in the 800 block of North 70th Street.

Officers found a man in his 30s who had been stabbed, according to a police spokesman.

The victim had serious injuries from the stabbing and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the spokesman said.

A dispatcher told police officers that the suspects had fled the scene in a Firebird and they were seen getting on the highway heading east on I-70 from 72nd and State Avenue, the spokesman said.

Officers tried to stop the Firebird, but the suspects refused, the spokesman said, and a chase started.

The pursuit continued into Kansas City, Mo., where two females and two males were taken into custody in the 4700 block of Prospect, the spokesman said.

The incident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s criminal investigations division, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.