One person was left critically injured in a shooting in east Kansas City, with police still piecing together what happened near 29th Street and Van Brunt Boulevard. No arrests or suspect information have been released as investigators work the case.
According to KCTV, the critical injury shooting happened Thursday night, though the station's report also states that Kansas City police responded to the area of 29th Street and Van Brunt Boulevard after 8 p.m. the previous Tuesday night — a discrepancy in the reported timeline that has not been resolved. KCTV said it would update the developing story as more information becomes available.
No Suspect or Motive Confirmed
Beyond the critical injury itself, little else about the case has been made public. The identity, age, and current condition of the person shot have not been released, and police have not said what led up to the shooting or whether anyone is in custody.
The stretch of 29th Street and Van Brunt Boulevard has seen violence before. In one earlier case, officers were called to the 2900 block of Van Brunt Boulevard around midnight for a reported shooting but initially found no victim, according to KSHB. The victim in that case, identified as Michael G. Weintraub, later died of his injuries at the hospital, and detectives said they were still working to determine what led up to him being shot. That earlier case is a separate report, and nothing in the record ties it to Thursday's shooting.
A Separate Fatal Shooting Nearby
Another shooting in the same general stretch of the corridor, in the 5200 block of East 29th Street, left a man dead on a Sunday afternoon around 3:30 p.m., Fox4KC reported. That victim was identified as 26-year-old Sterling Simpson, and police said at the time that there was no suspect information available.
Citywide Shooting Numbers Trending Down
The east Kansas City shooting comes even as the city's overall violent crime numbers have been improving. As of October 19, the Kansas City Police Department reported 108 homicides for the year, a 12% decrease from the same point in 2025, per KCUR. Nonfatal shootings were down even more sharply, with 267 reported in 2026 compared with 338 at the same point in 2025, a 21% drop.
The East Patrol division, which covers the area around 29th Street and Van Brunt Boulevard, has also seen fewer homicides this year. KCPD spokesman Sergeant Phil DiMartino said East Patrol logged 30 homicides as of October 15, down from 42 at the same point in 2025, the outlet's report states. Those broader figures reflect citywide and divisional trends and do not speak to the circumstances of this week's shooting specifically.
