Victim of homicide on Ridge identified

The victim of a homicide discovered at 2:34 a.m. May 30 in the 2500 block of Ridge Avenue has been identified.

The victim’s name is Jamie J. Hernandez-Zubia, 16, a resident of Kansas City, Kan., according to a police spokesman.

She was found in the street, dead from an apparent gunshot wound, police said. Police were responding to reports of a shooting at that location.

This incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.