Sep 13, 2021

Police investigate homicide in small western Missouri town

Posted Sep 13, 2021 7:30 PM
Police in Kansas City have been asked to help with the investigation photo courtesy KSHB TV
Police in Kansas City have been asked to help with the investigation photo courtesy KSHB TV

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Police reported a homicide early Monday in the town of Harrisonville in western Missouri.

Harrisonville police were called around 2 a.m. Monday to a convenience store on Route 291, television station KSHB reported. Officers arrived to find a person with an apparent stab wound. The person was rushed to a hospital, but died from their injuries.

Police did not immediately release the victim’s name, but said detectives are investigating a related crime scene at a commuter lot near the convenience store.

Police in Kansas City have been asked to help with the investigation.