One man died Saturday morning after being stabbed to death in a Kansas City Northland neighborhood, Kansas City police said.
Officers were dispatched to the 8800 block of Northeast 105th Place just before 11 a.m. when a caller told police a verbal argument led to someone being stabbed multiple times, KCPD spokeswoman Alayna Gonzalez said.
Officers found a man unresponsive and cold to the touch in a bedroom of a home with multiple stab wounds, Gonzalez said. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Before officers arrived, a male suspect left the scene. Police tried to locate the suspect on Saturday, Gonzalez said, but did not have an exact description for the public.
“I want to emphasize this early on: This is a domestic violence situation, we believe, so we have no reason to believe there is an immediate threat to the area,” Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez said the stabbing occurred between two people who knew each other. Detectives were still trying to determine the suspect’s relationship with the victim on Saturday.
Police have not yet released the victim’s age or name.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators collected evidence and spoke with potential witnesses in the area Saturday afternoon. Several residents watched outside as police chatted outside the home where the victim’s body was found.
The killing is Kansas City’s 123rd homicide in 2024, including fatal police shootings, according to data obtained by The Star. This time last year, the city had recorded 148 murders.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact homicide detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or anonymously the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.
