KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating a homicide in Kansas City have taken a suspect into custody.
Just after 3a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to report of a shooting in the 1600 block of Hardesty in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchina.
Callers reported hearing a gunshot in the parking of the apartment building and seeing a shooting victim down on the ground. On arrival officers were directed to a vehicle in the lot where they located an adult male shooting victim unresponsive down on the ground next to it.
Officers rendered aid until EMS arrived and took over treatment. EMS ultimately declared the victim deceased at the scene. Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators arrived and begun their homicide investigation.
Later on Wednesday, detectives developed additional information that has led to the identification of a potential subject of interest. That subject of interest is known to be associated with an apartment unit inside the building adjacent to the scene. Officers responded to that apartment and took one adult male subject of interest into custody for further investigation