KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City.

Just after 10p.m. Tuesday, patrol officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 4000 block of North Bennington, according to KCPD&nbsp;Sergeant Phil DiMartino.

First responders were directed to an apartment building where they located a man later identified as 19-year-old Dewayne&nbsp;Toombs suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers began performing life saving measures and emergency medical personnel were summoned to the scene.&nbsp; The victim was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. 

Just after 11:30p.m. Toombs was pronounced deceased at the hospital, according to DiMartino. This is being investigated as a homicide. There is no one in custody at this point.&nbsp; Investigators are working to determine what led up to the shooting. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/3/1743001410266.png" alt="Apartment complex where the shooting occurred-photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>Apartment complex where the shooting occurred-photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City.Just after 10p.m. Tuesday, patrol officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 4000 block of North Bennington, according to KCPD&nbsp;Sergeant Phil DiMartino.First responders were directed to an apartment building where they located a man later identified as 19-year-old Dewayne&nbsp;Toombs suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers began performing life saving measures and emergency medical personnel were summoned to the scene.&nbsp; The victim was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. Just after 11:30p.m. Toombs was pronounced deceased at the hospital, according to DiMartino. This is being investigated as a homicide. There is no one in custody at this point.&nbsp; Investigators are working to determine what led up to the shooting.

Man wounded in KC apartment complex shooting has died