Northeast News
December 12, 2011

Kansas City Police Department has now identified the victim in the Dec. 9 shooting at a Northeast gas station.

At approximately, 3:02 p.m., officers were called to a gas station at 5712 Independence Ave. on a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found a deceased victim, 33-year-old William Rees, inside the convenience store. Detectives believe the shooting resulted from an attempted robbery, but the investigation is ongoing.