A woman shot in Midtown Kansas City earlier this week has died from her injuries, and police say a suspect was taken into custody at the scene even though no formal charges have been filed. The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday near East Armour Boulevard and Walnut Street, and the victim succumbed to her wounds two days later.
Officers were called to the area, which sits a block east of Main Street in Midtown Kansas City, according to KMBC. When they arrived, they found an adult woman who had been shot and rushed her to a hospital in critical condition. Kansas City police detectives have been working the case as a homicide investigation ever since a victim died from a shooting earlier in the week, the station reported.
A KCPD spokesperson told the station that the victim died on Friday, two days after the shooting. A male suspect was located at the scene and taken into custody, according to police, though as of a report from Fox 4 no formal charges had been filed. That outlet noted the shooting is now being investigated as a homicide and that the case remains ongoing.
Police Say Few Additional Details Released
According to KCTV, Kansas City police have released no further information about the case beyond confirming the investigation. Neither the victim’s name nor the suspect’s identity has been made public, and it remains unclear what relationship, if any, existed between the two or what led to the shooting. The station’s report confirms that hospital staff declared the woman deceased, with police attributing that death to the Friday timeframe…