Joe Jarosz
Northeast News
Dec. 15, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The Kansas City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in regards to a homicide in the Northeast.

According to the KCPD Media Unit, around 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, KCPD officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Maple Boulevard on a call for the sound of shots fired, which was later updated to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male victim lying near the rear of an apartment building in the middle of the block. The victim was determined to be deceased from an apparent gunshot injury. Police believe the victim is in his late teens.

Anyone with information in regards to this homicide is asked to contact Crime Stoppers Greater Kansas City TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), TIPS may also be submitted electronically at www.KCcrimestoppers.com or by texting TIP452 and your information to 274637 (CRIMES). All information is anonymous.