OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (FOX4) — A person has been shot and killed near downtown Overland Park.
The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. near 79th and Marty at the 79 Metcalf Apartment Homes.
The victim is a male between 15 and 20 years old. His identity has not yet been released.
Overland Park Public Information Officer John Lacy told FOX4 that a thin, white suspect wearing black t-shirt and orange athletic apparel ran from the scene of the shooting.
Police set up a perimeter and are still searching for the suspect at this time. Lacy said downtown Overland Park is perfectly safe at this time.
This is the city’s second homicide this year.