Suspect in custody after 18-year-old killed outside Bally’s Casino

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A man is dead after being shot outside Bally’s Kansas City Casino Wednesday night.

Officers responded to a reported shooting at 1800 East Front Street at approximately 9:30 p.m., Feb. 4. There, they found 18-year-old Aundre Harris Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot.

Officers began CPR and called paramedics to the scene. Harris was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police are investigating his death as a homicide. A subject of interest was taken into custody at the scene.

According to preliminary information, a disturbance broke out between multiple people inside Bally’s. The dispute escalated into an altercation in the parking lot, where shots were fired, striking the victim.

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