Northeast News
October 28, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A violent week continued on the evening of Thursday, October 27, as a man in his mid-thirties was shot and killed in the 1600 block of Elmwood.
Police were called to the residence at around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night in regard to a shooting. Once at the scene, officers encountered the black male victim in the front yard of the premises. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Witnesses at the scene indicated that two suspects fled the area shortly following the shooting.
On the morning of Friday, October 28, KCPD confirmed that the shooting victim had been identified as 49-year-old Anthony Bell of Kansas City, Missouri.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is urged to call the TIPS hotline at (816)474-8477.