Teen dies after being hit by gunfire while driving on 10th Street

A male in his late teens is dead from apparent gunshot wounds he received while driving on 10th Street near Lyons, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.

Officers were dispatched to 10th and Lyons on reports of an injury accident at 6:04 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, the spokesman stated.

Officers discovered the victim’s vehicle had collided with a parked vehicle at the location.

Initial indicators are that the suspect was driving on 10th Street when his vehicle was struck by gunfire, fatally injuring him and causing the vehicle to come to a stop upon impact with the parked vehicle, the spokesman stated.

No one else was injured in the incident, police stated. No one was in custody as of this morning.

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