2 women shot in car in Kansas City, 1 dies

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a double shooting that happened on Thursday night, which left a woman dead.

It happened at 7:30 p.m. in the 4900 block of Wabash Avenue, as police were called to the scene in reference to shots fired. As officers approached the area, they found a car that had two women inside suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both women were transported to the hospital. At the time, one of them was critically injured and the other had sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

In an update later Thursday night, the police stated the woman who was critically injured had died from her injuries.

The investigation is ongoing to figure out exactly what happened. A crime scene was discovered about a block south of where the vehicle was found. There is no suspect information, but police are asking for the public’s help on any information on the shooting.

Call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS if you have information that can assist the police in their investigation, or tipsters can call the Homicide Unit directly at 816-234-5043. There is a $25,000 reward for an arrest in this case.

The victims in this case have not been publicly identified.

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