Police have not identified a person of interest in the shooting, and no arrests were made Wednesday night, according to Gonzalez. Wednesday’s shooting was the 135th homicide reported in Kansas City in 2024, according to data collected by The Star. At this time last year, 164 homicides had been reported in the city.

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement investigating another deadly shooting in Kansas City have identified the victim as 34-year-old Waleed M. Shaban, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez. Just before 1p.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to a reported shooting in the the 300 block of E. Linwood Boulevard in Kansas City, according to Gonzalez.

Kansas City police are investigating a shooting that critically injured one person on Montgall Avenue near East 73rd Street.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of East Linwood Boulevard just before 1 p.m. When they arrived, people directed them to a nearby business, where officers found an adult male who had been shot and was unresponsive.