KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating after a teenage boy was killed in a shooting Tuesday afternoon.
KCPD officers responded to a report of a sound of shots call in the area of E. 82nd Street and Forest Avenue just after 12:30 p.m.
When officers arrived on scene, they found the teen victim who was being treated by EMS for an apparent gunshot wound in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
KCPD identified the victim as 16-year-old Zechariah Washington.
No suspect information is available at this time.
KCPD says a KCATA bus was parked in the area of the shooting and was struck by gunfire. The bus was out of service with no passengers. The driver was not injured.
Detectives are on scene looking for witnesses and evidence to what may have led to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477.
