Man taking out trash from Brookside business fatally shot in parking lot: Police

A man was fatally shot in the parking lot near several Brookside businesses Wednesday evening following an armed confrontation.

Kansas City police officers responded to reports of a shooting at East 63rd Street and Rockhill Road around 5:18 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Phil DiMartino, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson.

Officers discovered the man unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds.

The identity of the victim was not disclosed by police.

The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, DiMartino said.

The man had been taking out the trash from one of the adjacent businesses when he encountered several people standing around a parked car, DiMartino said. The shooting occurred as the interaction between the man and the group of suspects escalated.

The shooting was witnessed by several people, DiMartino said, and was captured on surveillance cameras from nearby businesses. Officers continued to investigate at the scene of the shooting Wednesday night.

Wednesday’s shooting was the 102nd homicide reported in Kansas City this year, according to data tracked by The Star. At this time last year, 133 homicides had been reported in the city.