KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement investigating a homicide at a Kansas City area park and have identified the victim as 44-year-old Sean Booth, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez.
Just before 8a.m. August 27, patrol officers were dispatched to 23rd and Topping on a reported shooting, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.
As officers arrived they were directed towards Blue Valley Park, to the south end of the park. There, in a wooded area, officers located an adult male victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
KCFD EMS responded and transported the victim to a local hospital with critical injuries. A short time later hospital personnel declared the victim deceased, according to DiMartino.
This is being investigated as a homicide. While officers were on scene they received information about the involvement of a vehicle and a subject of interest.
A short distance away, officers took a subject of interest into custody pending further investigation. Detectives are still working to determine what led up to the shots being fired and the victim being struck.